Saracen
WordNet

noun


(1)   (historically) a Muslim who opposed the crusades
(2)   (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
(3)   (when used broadly) any Arab
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Etymology


From , which may be from Arabic , though the Oxford English Dictionary disputes this.

Noun


  1. A group of nomadic people from the Sinai.
  2. An Arab or any Muslim, especially one involved in the Crusades.
  3. A pirate in the Mediterranean.
 
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