Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAn Ismaili Muslim assassin; also (later), a killer in the same tradition. · A member of the fedayeen; a dedicated guerrilla fighter.
From Iranian Persian فدائی (fedâ'i, “someone who risks their life for a cause”), and its source, Arabic فِدَائِيّ (fidāʔiyy). Doublet of fedayee.
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