jihadi

American  

[ji-hah-dee] / dʒɪˈhɑ di /

Also jehadi,

noun

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

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jihadi British  

/ dʒɪˈhædɪ /

noun

1. Islam

   1. a person who takes part in a jihad

   2. ( as modifier )

      jihadi groups

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Etymology

Origin of jihadi

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

Example Sentences

Equality Labs estimated that terms like terrorist, jihadi, Islamist, and communist reached billions of people across news, social media, and other online platforms.

From Slate • Nov. 25, 2025

The book notes a new “conservative political stratum” in Idlib, unmoved by Salafi and jihadi ambitions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

It also lends legitimacy to a leader whose past as an Al Qaeda-affiliated jihadi leader — Al-Sharaa severed ties with the group in 2016 — had made Western nations keep him at arm’s length.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

Niger was seen as one of the last democratic countries in the Sahel that Western nations could partner with to beat back the jihadi insurgency in the vast expanse below the Sahara Desert.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2023

Niger was seen as the last Western ally in the Sahel, this semi-arid region which has become the epicentre of jihadi violence.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2023