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Yiddisher

Yiddisher noun: one who speaks Yiddish.

Noun

Yiddisher (plural Yiddishers)

  1. (slang) One who speaks Yiddish.
  2. (historical) A member of a street gang based in Whitechapel, London, England, who opposed the growing fascist movement in the 1930s.

Forms of Yiddisher

pluralYiddishers

Origin of Yiddisher

From Yiddish + -er.

Questions about Yiddisher

What does Yiddisher mean?
Yiddisher means one who speaks Yiddish.
What part of speech is Yiddisher?
Yiddisher is a noun.
What is the plural of Yiddisher?
The plural of Yiddisher is Yiddishers.

Words near Yiddisher in the dictionary

  1. Yidden
  2. Yiddish
  3. Yiddish Alps
  4. Yiddish-like
  5. Yiddishe
  6. Yiddisher
  7. Yiddishers
  8. Yiddishise
  9. Yiddishised
  10. Yiddishises
  11. Yiddishising

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