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crusader

[kroo-seyd-er]

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noun

Often Crusader a participant in any of the crusades or military expeditions undertaken with papal sanction by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries in an effort to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims.
Orders of monks who were also knights became the "storm troops" of the Christian crusaders.
a participant in any vigorous movement for the defense or advancement of an idea, cause, etc..
Nepal's most prominent crusader for equal rights for sexual minorities was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of crusader¹

crusade ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

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Speaking to Salon in 2000, Wilson said he considers himself a "crusader of love."

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The more he talked, the more it became evident Robles wants to be seen as the crusader he’s always imagined himself to be and is annoyed that he’s not.

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Bukele, who ran as an anti-corruption crusader, vowing to break with past leaders on the left and right implicated in graft, has denied insinuations that he has enriched himself in office, calling critics “imbeciles.”

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She has also been a cultural crusader against “woke” politics as a prominent member of California’s Republican Party for years.

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Dawson, whose troubled backstory is a source of shame, is in some ways the “breaking bad” version of Jessica Jones — a crusader looking for answers about her traumatic past.

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