crusader
/kɹuˈseɪdɚ/noun
crusader is spelled C-R-U-S-A-D-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crusader means “A fighter or participant in the medieval Crusades” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crusader is crusaders.
How many letters and syllables are in crusader?
| Letters | 8: C-R-U-S-A-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is crusader?
Crusader appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce crusader?
- UK /kɹuːˈseɪdə/
- US /kɹuˈseɪdɚ/
Crusader has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-crusader.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with crusader?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as crusader from its last stressed vowel (/eɪdəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of crusader
- crusaders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crusader mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fighter or participant in the medieval Crusades.
the crusaders of the Middle Ages
- 2
A person engaged in a crusade.
- 3
derogatoryAn American, especially a soldier or leader who wages war against Islamist militants.
- 4
derogatoryA Westerner; a Christian, especially of European descent or a missionary.
- 5
derogatory(either attributively or in the plural) The United States and its Western allies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crusader in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fighter in the medieval crusades:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | croisé |
| German | Kreuzfahrer, Kreuzritter, Kreuzzügler |
| Portuguese | cruzado |
| Spanish | cruzado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does crusader come from?
From crusade + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).