Saracen
noun [ C ] uk/ˈsær.ə.sən/ us/ˈsær.ə.sən/
撒拉森人（基督徒过去对在11、12、13和17世纪参加反基督教宗教战争的穆斯林的称呼）
a word used in the past by Christians for a Muslim who fought in one of the religious wars of the 11th, 12th, 13th, and 17th centuries, against Christians
The Saracens wore light shirts and chain mail when they defeated the Crusaders. 击败十字军的撒拉森人穿着轻便的衫子和锁子甲。
Compare: crusader
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- On July 15, 1099 the First Crusade freed Jerusalem from the Saracens.
- Abochorabus was appointed captain over the Saracens in Palestine.
- The painting is of the Duke of Normandy slaying a Saracen in the First Crusade.
- The Saracen warriors could fight and ride with far more comfort than their European enemies.