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单词 crusaders
释义

crusader

noun

cru·​sad·​er krü-ˈsā-dər How to pronounce crusader (audio)
plural crusaders
: one who engages in a crusade: such as
a
Crusader : a person who participated in any of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to win the Holy Land from the Muslims
This is religion as the Crusaders knew it: a battle to the death for souls that if not saved will be forever lost. Benjamin R. Barber
Cleanliness improved during the Middle Ages—particularly after the Crusaders imported the Turkish bath. Winifred Gallagher
Then the church was looted by the Christian crusaders from the West, who converted it for fifty-seven years to the Roman Catholic ritual. Mario Salvadori
b
: a person who makes an impassioned and sustained effort to bring about social or political change
human rights crusaders
an anti-government crusader
Black women lawyers early on were in the forefront of the civil rights struggle. Many women attorneys were crusaders for the poor and needy … Rita E. Hauser

Synonyms

  • fanatic
  • ideologue
  • idealogue
  • militant
  • partisan
  • partizan
  • red hot
  • true believer
  • zealot
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Word History

First Known Use

1742, in the meaning defined above

crusaders

noun

plural of crusader
as in partisans
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause a crusader for improved safety in coal mines

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • partisans
  • militants
  • activists
  • zealots
  • advocates
  • fanatics
  • supporters
  • ideologues
  • fans
  • idealogues
  • true believers
  • promoters
  • idealists
  • disciples
  • partizans
  • cultists
  • champions
  • followers
  • dreamers
  • visionaries
  • enthusiasts
  • evangelists
  • lovers
  • maniacs
  • red hots
  • devotees
  • apostles
  • votaries
  • patrons
  • junkies
  • addicts
  • fools
  • stalwarts
  • suckers
  • aficionados
  • fiends
  • buffs
  • backers
  • nuts
  • fanciers
  • mavens
  • idolizers
  • hounds
  • boosters
  • freaks
  • habitués
  • habitues
  • faddists
  • mavins
  • bugs
  • hangers-on
  • rooters
  • afficionados
  • heads
  • well-wishers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dilettantes
  • dabblers
  • dilettanti
  • nonmilitants
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