(Abrahamic religions) The eldest son of Abraham and his wife's handmaiden Hagar who were cast out after the birth of Isaac; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs via the Ishmaelites.

(circumlocutory, obsolete) Muslims, especially those of Arab descent.

(circumlocutory, obsolete) children of Ishmael

Any descendant of Ishmael. / (by extension) An outcast. / An Arab Muslim.

plural of Ishmaelite

(archaic) Pertaining to, or resembling, an Ishmaelite or the Ishmaelites.

Alternative form of Ismaelian

plural of Ishmaelian

Of or relating to the Ishmaelites.