Kafir

[ kaf-er, key-fer, kah- ]

/ ˈkæf ər, ˈkeɪ fər, ˈkɑ- /

noun, plural Kaf·irs, (especially collectively) Kaf·ir.

Also called Nuristani. a member of an Indo-European people of Nuristan.

(lowercase) Islam. an infidel or unbeliever.

(lowercase) Also kaffir. Also called kafir corn. a grain sorghum, Sorghum bicolor caffrorum, having stout, short-jointed, leafy stalks, introduced into the U.S. from southern Africa.

Origin of Kafir

From Arabic, dating back to 1795–1805; see origin at Kaffir

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Examples from the Web for kafir

And this Nanzicele—is he that big tall Kafir who was nearest us, on the outside of the line, during the cattle-shooting?
John Ames, Native Commissioner|Bertram Mitford
Each one will be driven by a Kafir, who most likely will be walking alongside his team.
With Rifle and Bayonet|F.S. Brereton
He had also often sent him over good things from the farm, by Mutla, his favorite Kafir.
Our Little Boer Cousin|Luna May Innes
In one of the huts we found a Kafir lying sick, and too weak to rise.
With Steyn and De Wet|Philip Pienaar

All savages are beggars, more or less; but the Kafir does not beg, he demands.
Jasper Lyle|Harriet Ward

British Dictionary definitions for kafir

Kafir

/ (ˈkæfə) /

noun plural -irs or -ir

another name for the Nuri

a variant spelling of Kaffir

Word Origin for Kafir

C19: from Arabic; see Kaffir

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