jihadist

[ji-hah-dist]

noun

1. a jihadi.

adjective

1. of or relating to jihad or jihadists.

   jihadist terrorism.

Other Word Forms

• jihadism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of jihadist¹

First recorded in 1910–15; jihad ( def. ) + -ist ( def. )

Example Sentences

Analyst Bulama Bukarti told the BBC he did not agree with the government's claims that jihadist groups were behind the recent wave of kidnappings.

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Analysts agree that this is likely to have been the work of jihadist groups.

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The situation remains difficult in the rest of the country, where several localities in the south and centre are under jihadist blockade and where fuel convoys are slow to arrive.

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But prosecutors now believe it was a single cell linked to Somalia's al-Shabab jihadist group that was responsible.

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The authorities say it maintains ties with jihadist networks in Mali and Niger, and members have settled among border communities, marrying locally and recruiting young people.

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