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Noun: crusader  kroos'ey-du(r)
  1. A disputant who advocates reform
    "The environmental crusader fought tirelessly for stricter pollution laws";
    - reformer, reformist, social reformer, meliorist
Noun: Crusader
  1. A warrior who engages in a holy war
    "the Crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims"

Derived forms: Crusaders, crusaders

Type of: controversialist, disputant, eristic, warrior

Encyclopedia: Crusader