Jihadi

Origin

jihad + -i, after Arabic جهادي jihādī.

Both the noun and the adjective are in occasional use since the 1960s. The adjective is used attributively only, as in "jihadi activism", "jihadi groups", etc.

Noun

1. A jihadist, a mujahid

Synonyms

• mujahid, jihadist
• (struggler for Islam) Quran thumper, Koran thumper, Koran basher

Full definition of jihadi

Adjective

1. pertaining to jihad or jihadism, jihadist