(historical) A fighter in the medieval Crusades who had taken the Cross.

(figurative) A person engaged in a crusade.

(Islam, politics, derogatory, Islamism) An American, especially a soldier or leader who wages war against Islamist militants.

(Islam, politics, derogatory, Islamism, religious slur) A Westerner; a Christian, especially of European descent or a missionary.

(Islam, politics, derogatory, Islamism) (either attributively or in the plural) The United States and its Western allies.