Definition of "fedayeen" [fedayeen]

• Plural form of fedayee. (noun)

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• "First, he allowed Palestinians in Gaza to organize irregular guerrilla units called fedayeen—“self-sacrificers.”"
• "Among them: the founders of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, or Army of the Pious, infamous for its suicidal infiltrations of Indian Army camps by heavily armed guerrillas (known as fedayeen) disguised in military uniforms."
• "Second, "What is missing from this account, however, is the fact that each of the persons who were shot was identified as a fedayeen (or terrorist, in Israel's current jargon) ....""