"Ishmaelite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɪʃ.meɪ.əˌlaɪt/, /ˈɪʃ.meɪˌlaɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-Ishmaelite.wav Forms: Ishmaelites [plural]
Etymology: From Ishmael + -ite. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Ishmael|ite}} Ishmael + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ishmaelite (plural Ishmaelites)
  1. Any descendant of Ishmael.
    Sense id: en-Ishmaelite-en-noun-kUXnvvUH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 14 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 65 27 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 13 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 7 7
  2. (by extension) An outcast. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-Ishmaelite-en-noun-gUCy5~uX
  3. (derogatory, figurative) An Arab Muslim. Tags: derogatory, figuratively
    Sense id: en-Ishmaelite-en-noun-4kJpjR-J
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: child of Ishmael Related terms: Hagarene, Ismaili

Inflected forms

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