jihadi

[ji-hah-dee]

noun

an Islamic fundamentalist who participates in or supports jihad, especially armed and violent confrontation.See also mujahedin.

Also je·had·i, jihadist.

Origin of jihadi

< Arabic jihādi < jihād ‘struggle’; see jihad

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Contemporary Examples of jihadi

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British Dictionary definitions for jihadi

jihadi

jehadi

noun

Islam

a person who takes part in a jihad
(as modifier)jihadi groups

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