fidaʽi
noun
fi·daʽi
variants
or fida'i
or fidai
or less commonly fidawi
or fedai
fiˈdäˌē
-äwē
-äˌē
plural fidaʽis or fida'is or fidai or fidais also fidawi or fidawis or fedai or fedais
sometimes capitalized
: a member of an Ismaili order of assassins known for their willingness to offer up their lives in order to carry out delegated assignments of murdering appointed victims
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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