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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By 2018, Assad had control of Damascus and Aleppo, and the rebels were confined to a jihadist ministate in Idlib.
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
This development represents a meaningful shift that could help create new momentum toward resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while undercutting the ideology of violent resistance espoused by Hamas and other jihadist organizations.
—Ami Ayalon, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
The jihadist groups have been accused of beheading villagers and kidnapping children to be used as laborers or child soldiers.
—Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Instead, his forces confiscated security cameras in the neighborhood, prompting allegations that the attackers were former jihadists now operating under his patronage.
—Hadeel Oueis, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
This development represents a meaningful shift that could help create new momentum toward resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while undercutting the ideology of violent resistance espoused by Hamas and other jihadist organizations.
—Ami Ayalon, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
The jihadist groups have been accused of beheading villagers and kidnapping children to be used as laborers or child soldiers.
—Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Instead, his forces confiscated security cameras in the neighborhood, prompting allegations that the attackers were former jihadists now operating under his patronage.
—Hadeel Oueis, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Jihadist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jihadist. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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