crusader
nomattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//kɹuːˈseɪdə//
- États-Unis//kɹuˈseɪdɚ//
A person engaged in a crusade.
nom
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historiqueA fighter or participant in the medieval Crusades.
Tony's face expressed relief, and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse, but it may have been a momentary one, while in the case of monk and crusader there must have been a sustaining purpose, and possibly a great abnegation, a leaving of lands and possessions.”
the crusaders of the Middle Ages
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figuréA person engaged in a crusade.
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An American, especially a soldier or leader who wages war against Islamist militants.
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A Westerner; a Christian, especially of European descent or a missionary.
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(either attributively or in the plural) The United States and its Western allies.
Étymologie
Etymology tree English crusade Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English crusader From crusade + -er.
Formes
- pluriel
- crusaders