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Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders.

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  1. n. Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders.
  2. n. (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
  3. n. (when used broadly) any Arab
  4. n. (historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades
  5. Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders. Saracen's consound (Bot.), a kind of ragewort (Senecio Saracenicus), anciently used to heal wounds.
  6. Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, thecommon term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile tothe crusaders. Saracen's consound (Bot.), a kind of ragewort (SenecioSaracenicus), anciently used to heal wounds.
  7. j:23/n:77 n. (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire n. (when used broadly) any Arab n. (historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades