Kafir

[ kaf-er, key-fer, kah- ]

noun

, plural Kaf·irs, (especially collectively) Kaf·ir.

1. Also called Nuristani. a member of an Indo-European people of Nuristan.
2. none kaf·ir. Islam. a person who has no religious faith; unbeliever.
3. Kaffir ( def 1 ).
4. none kaf·ir. Also kaf·fir. a grain sorghum, Sorghum bicolor caffrorum, having stout, short-jointed, leafy stalks, introduced into the United States from southern Africa. Also called kaf·ir corn [kaf, -er , kawrn].

Kafir

/ ˈkæfə /

noun

1. another name for the Nuri
2. a variant spelling of Kaffir

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kafir¹

First recorded in 1830–40 as Kaffirs; Kaffir

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kafir¹

C19: from Arabic; see Kaffir