jihadist

American  

[ji-hah-dist] / dʒɪˈhɑ dɪst /

noun

1. a jihadi.

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adjective

1. of or relating to jihad or jihadists.

   jihadist terrorism.

Other Word Forms

• jihadism noun

Etymology

Origin of jihadist

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

Example Sentences

Farther afield, in a band of landlocked military regimes along the southern end of the Sahara—Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger—Russian mercenaries and military aid have proven unable to hold back jihadist groups that have encircled Mali’s capital and expelled Burkina Faso’s military from much of the countryside.

From The Wall Street Journal

The troops, operating the drones from an air base in Bauchi state, are part of a deployment sent by the United States to train their Nigerian counterparts, who are battling jihadist militants.

From Barron's

As a Shiite-majority nation, Iran has long held fractious and even hostile relationships with Sunni jihadist actors.

From Los Angeles Times

Last month, the United States began deploying troops to Nigeria to provide technical and training support to the country's soldiers in fighting jihadist groups.

From Barron's

Analysis of seized digital devices, together with statements from relatives, revealed a "radicalisation of the two brothers over the past two years, as well as a marked intensification of their jihadist commitment in the days preceding their arrest", officials said.

From BBC