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ishmaelite

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Ish⋅ma⋅el⋅ite

  [ish-mee-uh-lahyt, -mey-uh-, -muh-]
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–noun
1. a descendant of Ishmael, the traditional ancestor of the Arab peoples.
2. a wanderer or outcast.
Origin:
1570–80; Ishmael + -ite 1

Related forms:
Ish⋅ma⋅el⋅it⋅ish, adjective
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Ish·ma·el·ite   (ĭsh'mē-ə-līt', -mā-)   
n.  

  1. A descendant of Ishmael.

  2. An outcast.

Ish'ma·el·it'ism n.
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