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Ish•ma•el•ite
(ish′mē ə līt′, -mā ə-, -mə-),USA pronunciation n.
Ish′ma•el•it′ish, adj.
- Biblea descendant of Ishmael, the traditional ancestor of the Arab peoples.
- Biblea wanderer or outcast.
- Ishmael + -ite1 1570–80