Mussulman

[muhs-uh l-muh n]

noun, plural Mus·sul·mans.

a Muslim.

Origin of Mussulman

1555–65; < Persian Musulmān (plural) < Arabic Muslimūn, plural of Muslim Muslim

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Historical Examples of mussulman

And when an angry Mussulman, belaboring his ass, called it "Jew!"
Dreamers of the Ghetto
I. Zangwill
This is the reason why the fanatic Mussulman is absolutely indifferent to danger.
Paul Patoff
F. Marion Crawford
Why, very little will provoke a Mussulman when he has to deal with a Christian.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks
Bracebridge Hemyng
The Major calmly awaited the end with the fatalism of a Mussulman.
In Search of the Castaways
Jules Verne
In plain truth, the Mussulman power in India had spent its force.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 9
Various

British Dictionary definitions for mussulman

Mussulman

Mussalman

noun plural -mans

an archaic word for Muslim

Word Origin for Mussulman

C16: from Persian Musulmān (pl) from Arabic Muslimūn, pl of Muslim

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Word Origin and History for mussulman

Mussulman

"a Muslim," 1560s, from Turkish musulman, from Persian musulman (adj.), from Arabic muslim (see Muslim) + adjective suffix -an.