jihadist
noun
ji·had·ist
ji-ˈhä-dist 
chiefly British -ˈha-
: a Muslim who advocates or participates in a jihad
jihadist
adjective
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The same proxies that have worked with the Mexican cartels to get jihadists across our border.
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Arab leaders want to know whether Washington prefers a Syria that is stable and unified under a regime led by former jihadists or is violent and divided.
—Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
Its military operations did hit areas, particularly in Punjab, known to house the two most potent anti-India jihadist groups, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
—Michael Kugelman, Time, 7 May 2025
Soldiers guard the entrance of a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia after a jihadist attack
File footage from 2024 following a siege of the SYL Hotel, where a jihadist group carried out an attack on the building near the presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Arab leaders want to know whether Washington prefers a Syria that is stable and unified under a regime led by former jihadists or is violent and divided.
—Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
Its military operations did hit areas, particularly in Punjab, known to house the two most potent anti-India jihadist groups, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
—Michael Kugelman, Time, 7 May 2025
Soldiers guard the entrance of a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia after a jihadist attack
File footage from 2024 following a siege of the SYL Hotel, where a jihadist group carried out an attack on the building near the presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
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“Jihadist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jihadist. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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