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Ishmaelite
Ish′ma-el-ite
,Noun.
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.
2.
One at enmity with society; a wanderer; a vagabond; an outcast.
Thackeray.
3.
See
Ismaelian
. Definition 2024
Ishmaelite
Ishmaelite
English
Noun
Ishmaelite (plural Ishmaelites)
- Any descendant of Ishmael.
- (by extension) An outcast.
- An Arab Muslim. (Can we add an example for this sense?)