crusader
noun
cru·sad·er
krü-ˈsā-dər 
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
Benjamin R. BarberCleanliness improved during the Middle Ages—particularly after the Crusaders imported the Turkish bath.—Winifred Gallagher
Winifred GallagherThen 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
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
Rita E. HauserExamples of crusader in a Sentence
a crusader for improved safety in coal mines
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Where earlier welfare states delivered benefits, Biden’s welfare state became a crusader for economic, social, and cultural change.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 1 Feb. 2025
His supporters depict him as a crusader for FBI reform who wants to tamp down prosecutorial misconduct and surveillance abuse.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Even the crusaders took precautionary measures to balance both bodily and spiritual health before and during their journeys.
—Megan Cassidy-Welch, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Hellboy himself is an anti-Nazi crusader in a world largely inspired by the fiction of the notoriously racist genius of weird fiction, H.P. Lovecraft.
—Sam Thielman, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 1 Feb. 2025
His supporters depict him as a crusader for FBI reform who wants to tamp down prosecutorial misconduct and surveillance abuse.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Even the crusaders took precautionary measures to balance both bodily and spiritual health before and during their journeys.
—Megan Cassidy-Welch, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Hellboy himself is an anti-Nazi crusader in a world largely inspired by the fiction of the notoriously racist genius of weird fiction, H.P. Lovecraft.
—Sam Thielman, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Crusader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crusader. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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