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Definition of crusader noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

crusader

noun
 
/kruːˈseɪdə(r)/
 
/kruːˈseɪdər/
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  1. a person who makes a long and determined effort to achieve something that they believe to be right or to stop something they believe to be wrong synonym campaigner
    • She was a moral crusader who campaigned on a range of issues.
    • crusader for something He has set himself up as a crusader for higher standards in the media.
  2. often Crusader
    a fighter in the Crusades in the Middle Ages
    • In 1204 Crusaders captured Constantinople.
    Topics War and conflictc2
See crusader in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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