Muslim Definition

mŭzləm, mo͝oz-, mŭs-, mo͝os-

noun

An adherent of Islam.

Webster's New World

A member of the Nation of Islam; a Black Muslim.

American Heritage

A person who is a follower and believer of Islam.

I just saw a group of Shia Muslims praying.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

adjective

Of Islam or the Muslims.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Muslim

Singular:

Muslim

Plural:

muslims

From Arabic مُسْلِمٌ (múslim^un, “one who submits"), the active participle of أسْلَمَ (ʾáslama, “he submitted"), verb form IV from the triliteral root س Ù„ Ù… (s-l-m), "to be whole, intact". The verbal noun إسْلامٌ (ʾislām^un) means literally "submission". In a religious sense, al-Islām translates to "faith, piety", and Muslim to "one who has (religious) faith or piety".

From Wiktionary
Arabic muslim one who surrenders active participle of ’aslama to surrender Islam

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition