Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A person engaged in a crusade. The crusaders of the middle ages bore as a badge on the breast or the shoulder a representation of the cross, the assumption of which, called “taking the cross,” constituted a binding engagement and released them from all other obligations.
Wiktionary
- n. Person engaged in a crusade.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One engaged in a crusade.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a warrior who engages in a holy war
- n. a disputant who advocates reform
Examples
“Libyan television reported that the air forces of what it called the "crusader enemy" had hit a hospital on the outskirts of Tripoli.”
The Guardian: Libya: Allied strikes sweep Libya as west intervenes in conflict
“Nevertheless, the motif of the crusader is apparent, in his goal to purge the world of these Muslims that are invading Spain and crawling up to the Pyrenees, as well as remaining a true and pious knight who believes only in God, and therefore as Him on his side.”
“They say they clashed with the -- their forces clashed with what they call crusader forces and they killed some and took others prisoner.”
“Then he urges Muslims to fight holy war in Darfur against what he calls crusader U.N. troops.”
“The al Qaeda leader wants Muslims to see what he calls a crusader Zionist war against Islam.”
“Libyan state television reported that several sites in Tripoli had been subject to new attacks by what it called the "crusader enemy".”
“State television in Libya said on Tuesday there had been more attacks by what it called the "crusader enemy," Reuters reported, but the broadcaster struck a defiant tone.”
“Libyan state TV reported that what it called the "crusader enemy" had bombed civilian areas of Tripoli, as well as fuel storage tanks supplying the western city of Misrata.”
“Gaddafi's government has repeatedly claimed civilians have been killed by what it calls "crusader, colonial" attacks.”
“Calling George Bush the greatest civil rights crusader is not only lying it is demented.”
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Some words of from XTC songs that I like or for some reason stand out. That and a dollar will get you a ride on the bus.
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Archaic Occupations
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the armourer
Armour and weapons, and the occasional soldier.
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Names of U.S. Fighter Aircraft
These are the nicknames, not the model names. So the F-15 Eagle is listed here as "Eagle."
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Prohibition Drinks: "The Pansies"
"The Pansies" were on Esquire's list of the worst drinks of Prohibition. Seen in this New York Times article, "Bar? What Bar?" by William Grimes, June 2, 2009.
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Tweets
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chained_bear Also a temperance advocate. Jun 3, 2009
john “The F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) was a single-engine aircraft carrier-based fighter aircraft built by Vought. It replaced the Vought F-7 Cutlass. The first F-8 prototype was ready for flight in February 1955, and was the last American fighter with guns as the primary weapon.�? More on Wikipedia. Dec 30, 2008