Fedayeen

3 definitions found

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

  fedayee \fedayee\ n.; pl. {fedayeen}. [(1950-1955). Ar.
     fid[=a]'[imac], one who sacrifices himself.]
     a member of an Arab paramilitary organization, predominantly
     Palestinian, which performs commando raids, especially
     against Israel or Israeli targets. Usually used in the
     plural.


     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fedayeen
       See {fedayee}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fedayeen
       n : (plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel