jihadi

[ ji-hah-dee ]
/ dʒɪˈhɑ di /

noun

an Islamic fundamentalist who participates in or supports jihad, especially armed and violent confrontation. See also mujahedin.
Also je·had·i, jihadist.

Origin of jihadi

< Arabic jihādi < jihād ‘struggle’; see jihad

Words nearby jihadi

jiggly, jiggy, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle, jihad, jihadi, jihadism, jihadist, jihlava, jilbab, jilin

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British Dictionary definitions for jihadi

jihadi

jehadi

/ (dʒɪˈhædɪ) /

noun

Islam
  1. a person who takes part in a jihad
  2. (as modifier)jihadi groups