(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

plural of Ishmaelian

Alternative form of Ismaelian

Of or relating to the Ishmaelites.

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

plural of Ishmaelite

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