Jaredite
noun
Jar·ed·ite
ˈja(a)rəˌdīt
plural -s
: one of a group of people that according to Mormon belief settled America after the general dispersal accompanying the confusion of tongues at Babel compare nephite
Word History
Etymology
Jared, the eponymous ancestor of the Jaredites according to the Book of Mormon (Ether 1:31 ff) + English -ite