'Ishmaelite' definitions:

Definition of 'Ishmaelite'

From: GCIDE
  • Ishmaelite \Ish"ma*el*ite\, n.
  • 1. A descendant of Ishmael (the son of Abraham and Hagar), of whom it was said, "His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him." --Gen. xvi. 12. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. One at enmity with society; a wanderer; a vagabond; an outcast. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. See Ismaelian. [1913 Webster]