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noun
An Ismaili Muslim assassin; also (later), a killer in the same tradition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A member of the fedayeen; a dedicated guerrilla fighter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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History
From Iranian Persian فدائی (fedâ'i, “someone who risks their life for a cause”), and its source, Arabic فِدَائِيّ (fidāʔiyy). Doublet of fedayee.
