Ishmaelite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ishmaelite \Ish"ma*el*ite\, n.
     1. A descendant of Ishmael (the son of Abraham and Hagar), of
        whom it was said, "His hand will be against every man, and
        every man's hand against him." --Gen. xvi. 12.
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     2. One at enmity with society; a wanderer; a vagabond; an
        outcast. --Thackeray.
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     3. See {Ismaelian}.
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