jihadi

[ ji-hah-dee ]

/ dʒɪˈhɑ di /

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noun

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

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Also je·had·i, jihadist .

Origin of jihadi

From Arabic jihādi, from jihād “struggle”; see jihad

Words nearby jihadi

jiggy, jig is up, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle, jihad, jihadi, jihadism, jihadist, Jihlava, jilbab, Jilin

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How to use jihadi in a sentence

By the time the Soviet forces withdrew in 1989, Pakistan was crawling with battle-hardened jihadis and saddled with an infrastructure of Islamist fundamentalism that had taken on a life of its own.
The Sialkot Lynching Underscores the Danger of State-Sanctioned Religious Hate in Pakistan and India|Debasish Roy Chowdhury|December 9, 2021|Time
We marched into Mesopotamia, exactly as predicted in jihadi prophesies.
20 Years After 9/11, the West Can Still Salvage Its Standing in the World|Ali Soufan|September 11, 2021|Time
The fighting in the Donbass region offers them training, combat experience, international contacts and a sense of themselves as warriors, a theater reminiscent of Syria or Afghanistan for jihadis.
Global Right-Wing Extremism Networks Are Growing. The U.S. Is Just Now Catching Up.|by Sebastian Rotella|January 22, 2021|ProPublica
We’ve been so laser-focused on jihadis for 20 years that we basically ignored this threat that has grown on our own soil.
QAnon believers seek to adapt their extremist ideology for a new era: ‘Things have just started’|Drew Harwell|January 21, 2021|Washington Post

“They are on par with the jihadis, if not worse,” says Soufan, who was involved in the hunt for bin Laden during his service in the FBI.
‘Everyone Thinks I’m a Terrorist’: Capitol Riot Fuels Calls for Domestic War on Terror|Simon Shuster|January 18, 2021|Time
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The Mystery of Donald Ray Morgan, the 44-Year-Old American Who Loved ISIS|Michael Daly|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is assuredly not by mimicking the Gellars and Spencers of the world, thereby effectively becoming an anti-Jihadist Jihadi.
The Opponents of Militant Islamism Are Often As Bigoted as Their Targets|Jacob Mchangama|December 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Lewthwaite is believed to have married another suspected British Jihadi, Habib Saleh Ghani.
Samantha Lewthwaite: ‘White Widow’ Involved in Kenya Attack?|Nico Hines|September 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
That some of the most radical and violent Jihadi groups denounced its formation is a good sign.
Be Careful What You Wish For In Syria|Theodore Kattouf|December 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for jihadi

jihadi

jehadi

/ (dʒɪˈhædɪ) /

noun

Islam

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

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