jihadist
One who participates in a jihad, an Islamic holy war or conflictOne who participates in a jihad, an Islamic holy war or conflict; a mujahid.
» The jihadists attacked the camp, putting three armored vehicles out of commission.
Meaning
3 sensesOne who participates in a jihad, an Islamic holy war or conflict; a mujahid.
Dschihadist, Dschihadistin f), Mudschahed
моджахе́дmodžaxéd, душма́нdušmán, басма́чbasmáč
моджахе́дmodžaxéd
a Muslim who is involved in a jihad
An adherent of jihadism.
One who is militant for their religion (or irreligion).
Examples
7 sentencesThe jihadists attacked the camp, putting three armored vehicles out of commission.
He was a jihadist.
ruОн был джихадистом.
deEr war Dschihadist.
Jim became a radical jihadist.
Albanians are the best Jihadists among Muslims.
The Tuaregs teamed up with terrorist jihadist groups in Mali.
Translations
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Origin
From jihad + -ist. Attested from the 1910s in the sense of "a mujahid".http://books.googleFrom jihad + -ist. Attested from the 1910s in the sense of "a mujahid".http://books.google.ch/books?id=LZ1VAAAAYAAJ&q=jihadist&dq=jihadist&hl=de&ei=CHXKTaC3NMnJsgaKj72pAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA
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