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reb

reb is the clipping of rebel.

Noun (1)

reb

  1. Shortened form of Rebbe.
  2. An honorific used by traditional Jews, much like sir and mister/Mr.
    • Reb Moshe Cohen - Mr. Moshe Cohen

Meaning of rebel

Noun

rebel (plural rebels)

  1. A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
    • A group of rebels defied the general's orders and split off from the main army.
    Synonyms:
    malcontent, renegade
  2. (US, historical) Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America, especially a Confederate soldier.
    Synonyms:
    Confederate

See all 6 meanings of rebel

Proper noun capitalized: Reb

Reb

  1. Shortened form of Rebecca.

Noun (2) capitalized: Reb

Reb (plural Rebs)

  1. (US, abbreviation) Abbreviation of Rebel (“Confederate soldier”).
    • "Jest here, or hereabouts," Disko replied, "earnin' my bread on the deep waters, an' dodgin' Reb privateers. […]"1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous

Noun (3) capitalized: REB

REB (uncountable)

  1. electronic warfare and related techniques, equipment, or troops.
    • Even though the relationship between the Information Troops and the existing REB Troops is not completely clear, REB Troops were one of the few elements of the Russian forces whose performance did not suffer intense cricisism
    • [note] REB Troops are the Voyska radioelektronnoy bor’by, or Voyska REB — the Russian military’s electronic warfare branch.2012, “A Slovenian Perspective on Cyber Warfare”, in Daniel Ventre, editor, Cyber Conflict: Competing National Perspectives, London: John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN

Forms of reb

pluralrebs
pluralRebs

Origin of reb

Clipping of rebel.

From Yiddish רב (reb).

Borrowed from Russian РЭБ (REB), abbreviation of радиоэлектронная борьба (radioelektronnaja borʹba, “radio-electronic combat”).

Words formed from reb

Phrases with reb

Words that rhyme with reb

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Questions about reb

What does reb mean?
Reb means shortened form of Rebbe.
What is reb the clipping of?
Reb is the clipping of rebel.
What part of speech is reb?
Reb can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of reb?
The plural of reb is rebs.

Words near reb in the dictionary

  1. reawoke
  2. reawoken
  3. reax
  4. Reay
  5. Reays
  6. reb
  7. Reb A
  8. Reba
  9. rebab
  10. rebabs
  11. rebaccamycin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reb (page history and authors); Reb (page history and authors); REB (page history and authors); rebel (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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