jihadist

noun/dʒɪˈhɑdɪst/

Frequency rank: #13,578 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a person who supports or engages in jihad, especially violent militant struggle in the name of Islam.

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Example sentence

The documentary followed the journey of one jihadist recruit who later chose to abandon extremism.

Synonyms & related words

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