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fusgeyer

fusgeyer noun: a Romanian Jew who emigrated from Romania to the United States in the early 20th century; so called because they travelled across Romania on foot before oftentimes being provided with train and ship tickets by charitable Jewish organizations once they reached the Austro-Hungarian border.

Noun

fusgeyer (plural fusgeyers)

  1. (historical) a Romanian Jew who emigrated from Romania to the United States in the early 20th century; so called because they travelled across Romania on foot before oftentimes being provided with train and ship tickets by charitable Jewish organizations once they reached the Austro-Hungarian border.

Forms of fusgeyer

pluralfusgeyers

Origin of fusgeyer

From Yiddish פֿוסגייער (fusgeyer, “wayfarer, footgoer”). Doublet of footgoer.

Questions about fusgeyer

What does fusgeyer mean?
Fusgeyer means a Romanian Jew who emigrated from Romania to the United States in the early 20th century; so called because they travelled across Romania on foot before oftentimes being provided with train and ship tickets by charitable Jewish organizations once they reached the Austro-Hungarian border.
What part of speech is fusgeyer?
Fusgeyer is a noun.
What is the plural of fusgeyer?
The plural of fusgeyer is fusgeyers.

Words near fusgeyer in the dictionary

  1. fuses
  2. fuseway
  3. fuseways
  4. FUSF
  5. Fusfinolhu
  6. fusgeyer
  7. Fusha
  8. Fushan
  9. Fushi
  10. fushi tarazu
  11. Fushidhigga

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