crusader

Variant of crusade

crusade definition

cru·sade (kro̵̅o̅ sād′)

noun

  1. any of the military expeditions which Christians undertook from the 11th to the end of the 13th cent. to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims
  2. a vigorous, concerted action for some cause or idea, or against some abuse

Etymology: < Sp cruzada, altered after Fr croisade, both < ML cruciata < pp. of cruciare, to mark with a cross < L crux, cross

intransitive verb crusaded -·sad′ed, crusading -·sad′·ing

to engage in a crusade

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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