# crusader

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɹuːˈseɪdə/ · frequency rank #22,050

## Definitions
1. A fighter or participant in the medieval Crusades.
2. A person engaged in a crusade.
3. An American, especially a soldier or leader who wages war against Islamist militants.
4. A Westerner; a Christian, especially of European descent or a missionary.
5. (either attributively or in the plural) The United States and its Western allies.

## Etymology
From crusade + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **crusher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crusader-vs-crusher)
- **crusade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crusade-vs-crusader)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccrusader`, `crrusader`, `crsuader`, `cruasder`, `crusadder`, `crusaderr`, `crusadre`, `crusaedr`, `crusdaer`, `crussader`, `cursader`, `rcusader`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/crusader