crusader

cru·sade  (kr-sd)

n.

1. often Crusade Any of the military expeditions undertaken by European Christians in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims.

2. A holy war undertaken with papal sanction.

3. A vigorous concerted movement for a cause or against an abuse. See Synonyms at campaign.

intr.v. cru·sad·ed, cru·sad·ing, cru·sades

To engage in a crusade.

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[French croisade and Spanish cruzada, both ultimately from Latin crux, cruc-, cross.]

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cru·sader n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crusader - a disputant who advocates reform     meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer controversialist, disputant, eristic - a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy abolitionist, emancipationist - a reformer who favors abolishing slavery birth-control campaigner, birth-control reformer - a social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning Chartist - a 19th century English reformer who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people civil rights activist, civil rights leader, civil rights worker - a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups protester, demonstrator - someone who participates in a public display of group feeling dry, prohibitionist - a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages conservationist, environmentalist - someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution feminist, libber, women's liberationist, women's rightist - a supporter of feminism flower child, hippie, hippy, hipster - someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle freedom fighter, insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel - a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) activist, militant - a militant reformer non-resistant, passive resister - a reformer who believes in passive resistance preservationist - someone who advocates the preservation of historical sites or endangered species or natural areas Utopian - an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer; "a Utopian believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man"
	2.	Crusader - a warrior who engages in a holy war; "the Crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims" warrior - someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

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crusader

noun campaigner, champion, advocate, activist, reformer

Translations

crusader [kruːˈseɪdəʳ] n (fig) → paladín m/f

crusader [kruːˈseɪdəʳ] n → croisé m (fig);

crusader (for) → champion m (de)

crusader [kruːˈseɪdəʳ] crusade n → Kreuzritter m (fig);

crusader (for) → Apostel m (+gen)

crusader [kruːˈseɪdəʳ] n → crociato;

(fig): crusader (for) → sostenitore/trice (di)