crusader
Often Crusader . a participant in any of the crusades or military expeditions undertaken with papal sanction by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries in an effort to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims:Orders of monks who were also knights became the "storm troops" of the Christian crusaders.
a participant in any vigorous movement for the defense or advancement of an idea, cause, etc.:Nepal's most prominent crusader for equal rights for sexual minorities was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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By Rich Goldstein Are audiences tired with caped crusaders and gritty reboots?
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All that said, Tea Partiers—and anti-immigration crusaders more generally—are a feisty lot.
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There also Emperor Alexius gave the Crusaders chill greeting, and earned many curses.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisAstonishment and curiosity calmed for a moment the impure ardor of the Crusaders.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueThe dwellers of the little hamlet had all fled at the approach of the army of the Crusaders, except one Arab and his wife.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueThe soldiers parted ranks, and five bound Saracens faced Bohemond and the other Crusaders.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueThis Barthelmy derived a large revenue from his relic by exhibiting it for money to the veneration of the Crusaders.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne Sue
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