jihadist

[ ji-hah-dist ]

noun

1. a jihadi.

adjective

1. of or relating to jihad or jihadists:

   jihadist terrorism.

Other Words From

• ji·hadism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of jihadist¹

First recorded in 1910–15; jihad ( def ) + -ist ( def )

Example Sentences

There is a civil war being waged in the global jihadist movement.

From The Daily Beast

ISIS-K and the Taliban have been at war since 2015, forcing third-party jihadists to choose a side.

From The Daily Beast

The reason for this simple fact is that the Taliban and al Qaeda are involved in a jihadist civil war with ISIS, and Americans and our allies are caught in the cross-fire.

From The Daily Beast

We are still all too often trapped in a mindset that says that defeating specific jihadist organizations will win the war.

From Time

YPG uses social media to promote its struggle against jihadists and other extremists who attacked and are attacking Syrian Kurdistan and northern Syria.

From ProPublica

Just last week, the first convicted French Jihadist returnee was sentenced to seven years in prison.

From The Daily Beast

“This could be false information from these Jihadist web forums,” a senior U.S. defense official said.

From The Daily Beast

Jihadist web forums reported that Fadhli was killed Tuesday by U.S. airstrikes.

From The Daily Beast

Khorasan in Jihadist literature refers to the region that includes Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran.

From The Daily Beast

Jihadist fighters then brought in the woman, clad head to toe in black, and put her in a small hole in the ground.

From The Daily Beast