kaffir
2 synonyms for kaffir, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — (in Islamic usage) A person who is not a Muslim.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
caffre
caffer
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic كَفَّار (kaffār, "infidel") or كَافِر (kāfir, "unbeliever"), both from كَفَرَ (kafara, "to cover, to hide"); in some, especially early, uses it came via Spanish cafre, Dutch kaffer, or other European languages. It is a doublet of kafir.
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