/haj"ee/ , n. , pl. hajjis .
1. a Muslim who has gone on a pilgrimage to Mecca.
2. a Christian from Greece, Armenia, or any country of the Near East, who has visited the Holy Sepulcher at Jerusalem.
Also, hadji, haji .
[ 1600-10; hajji, equiv. to hajj pilgrimage + - i suffix of appurtenance ]