crusader
noun
cru·sad·er
krü-ˈsā-dər 
plural crusaders
: one who engages in a crusade: such as
a
Crusader
: a person who participated in any of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to win the Holy Land from the Muslims
This is religion as the Crusaders knew it: a battle to the death for souls that if not saved will be forever lost.—
Benjamin R. Barber
Benjamin R. BarberCleanliness improved during the Middle Ages—particularly after the Crusaders imported the Turkish bath.—Winifred Gallagher
Winifred GallagherThen the church was looted by the Christian crusaders from the West, who converted it for fifty-seven years to the Roman Catholic ritual.—Mario Salvadori
Mario Salvadori
b
: a person who makes an impassioned and sustained effort to bring about social or political change
human rights crusaders
an anti-government crusader
Black women lawyers early on were in the forefront of the civil rights struggle. Many women attorneys were crusaders for the poor and needy …—Rita E. Hauser
Rita E. HauserExamples of crusader in a Sentence
a crusader for improved safety in coal mines
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One of the tax’s principal backers was Alvah Chapman, a former Miami Herald publisher and homeless crusader.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
In the space of a year, the major record labels have shifted from legal crusaders to would-be business partners.
—Virginie Berger, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
If only the show’s many plot twists didn’t limit its parallel accounts of abrasive crusaders navigating a flawed criminal justice system by limiting viewers’ perspective on Merritt (Chloe Pirrie).
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 May 2025
There has been much consternation online and in the press about why Kendrick, the moral vanguard of hip-hop and conscious rap crusader, would want to collaborate with Carti given his rap sheet.
—Hazlitt, 28 May 2025
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
In the space of a year, the major record labels have shifted from legal crusaders to would-be business partners.
—Virginie Berger, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
If only the show’s many plot twists didn’t limit its parallel accounts of abrasive crusaders navigating a flawed criminal justice system by limiting viewers’ perspective on Merritt (Chloe Pirrie).
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 May 2025
There has been much consternation online and in the press about why Kendrick, the moral vanguard of hip-hop and conscious rap crusader, would want to collaborate with Carti given his rap sheet.
—Hazlitt, 28 May 2025
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“Crusader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crusader. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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