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gvir

gvir noun: a wealthy person.

Noun

gvir (plural gvirim)

  1. (Jewish, slang) A wealthy person.
    • They are EXTREMELY powerful in the movement as a whole, if only because they are the ones who bring the "gvirim" to the semi-annual Machne Israel Development Fund events.1994 July 26, A. Engler Anderson, “Why are Hasidim speaking for all Orthodox?”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet)

Proper noun capitalized: GVIR

GVIR

  1. (UK, abbreviation) Abbreviation of George VI Rex, the royal cypher of George VI.

Forms of gvir

pluralgvirim
alternative formgevir

Origin of gvir

Borrowed from Yiddish גבֿיר (gvir, gevir), from Hebrew גְּבִיר (gvir).

Questions about gvir

What does gvir mean?
Gvir means a wealthy person.
What part of speech is gvir?
Gvir can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of gvir?
The plural of gvir is gvirim.

Words near gvir in the dictionary

  1. guérinite
  2. Gușoeni
  3. GV
  4. GVA
  5. GVHD
  6. gvir
  7. gvl.
  8. GVN
  9. Gvozd
  10. Gvozden
  11. GVR

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gvir (page history and authors); GVIR (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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