Crusader
[kruː'seɪdə] or [kru'sedɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a warrior who engages in a holy war; 'the Crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims'.
Inputed by Betty--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One engaged in a crusade; as, the crusaders of the Middle Ages.
Typed by Jaime
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Palmer, pilgrim.
Typist: Nola
Examples
- It was now a case of crusader against crusader; and in 1187 Jerusalem was retaken. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But the relic that touched us most was the plain old sword of that stout Crusader, Godfrey of Bulloigne--King Godfrey of Jerusalem. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Sir Templar, said he, the cheeks of our Saxon maidens have seen too little of the sun to enable them to bear the fixed glance of a crusader. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Let a man jump in, and instantly he is cased in an armor more gorgeous than ever kingly Crusader wore. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The enthusiasm of the crusaders evaporated with astounding rapidity. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The crusaders beleaguered Prague, but failed to take it, and they experienced a series of reverses that ended in their retreat from Bohemia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The army of these crusaders, according to the lowest estimates, consisted of 90,000 infantry and 40,000 horsemen. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The crusaders were abandoning even their loot. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They found in Bohemia, under its great leader Ziska, more hardship and less loot than crusaders were disposed to face. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We journeyed around the base of the mountain--Little Hermon,--past the old Crusaders' castle of El Fuleh, and arrived at Shunem. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- A large part of the Crusaders remained in Antioch, a smaller force under Godfrey of Bouillon (in Belgium) went on to Jerusalem. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The crusaders, advancing by slow marches, penetrated further into Bohemia, till they reached the neighbourhood of the town of Domazlice (Tauss). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It is easier to raise a host of excursionists than a band of crusaders. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This was so much her normal state, that Joe and I would often, for weeks together, be, as to our fingers, like monumental Crusaders as to their legs. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- But the niches that had contained the ashes of these renowned crusaders were empty. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Typist: Virginia