Crusader

A crusader is someone who participates in a crusade.

Crusader may also refer to:

In the military:

Crusader tank, a British cruiser tank of World War II
Operation Crusader, a British attack in North African campaign in World War II
F-8 Crusader, a U.S. Navy fighter jet
F8U-3 Crusader III, an experimental fighter intended to replace the F-8 and compete with the F-4 Phantom II
VMFA-122 Crusaders, a United States Marine Corps fixed wing fighter-attack squadron 122
XM2001 Crusader, an American self propelled artillery project

In music:

Crusader (album), the debut album by New Zealand rapper Scribe
Crusader (Saxon album)
The Crusaders, a jazz and R&B group popular in the 1970s
Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps, a Drum Corps International division I marching band

In entertainment:

Crusaders (comics), two fictional superhero teams in comics
Crusader (Marvel Comics), a fictional character created by Marvel Comics and enemy to Thor; later, an unrelated Skrull superhero of the same name
Crusader Comics, controversial comics published by Chick Publications that concentrate mainly on anti-Christian conspiracy theories
Crusader (game series), an action-oriented computer game series
Crusader (Dungeons & Dragons), a Dungeons & Dragons character class
The Crusader (film), a 2007 motion picture
Crusader (film), a 2004 motion picture
Crusader (television), a 1950s series

In sports:

Crusaders (rugby) (formerly the Canterbury Crusaders), a rugby union team from New Zealand
Celtic Crusaders, a rugby league team from Wales
Western Crusaders, a rugby union team from Fiji
Crusaders F.C., a football team from Northern Ireland
Valparaiso Crusaders, the sports teams of Valparaiso University
Crusaders, the sports teams of the University of Dallas
Crusader (horse), a United States racehorse

Other uses:

Crusader (speedboat), a jet speedboat in which John Cobb fatally crashed
Crusader (train), a streamlined train which operated between 1937 and 1960
a newspaper in New Orleans that opposed racial segregation in the 1790s
Crusaders Christian Youth Movement, youth group founded by a missionary Albert Kestin
The Crusaders (repeal of alcohol prohibition), a group that promoted repeal of national alcohol prohibition in the U.S.

See also