Definition of "giaour" [‖Giaour]

• Islam A nonbeliever; an infidel. (noun)

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• "He spoke apologetically to the holy man, alluded to the "giaour" more than once, and proceeded to give Dick"
• "‘Only a Kurdish giaour would fire on the livery of the Kaaba.’"
• "The eunuchs were threatened with death, if she were not found; and the horror of all was aroused by the suggestion that she might possibly have eloped with some giaour [10], and several of the slaves were sent to atone for their neglect with the forfeit of their lives."