Jew

Jew  (j)

n.

1. An adherent of Judaism as a religion or culture.

2. A member of the widely dispersed people originally descended from the ancient Hebrews and sharing an ethnic heritage based on Judaism.

3. A native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Judah.

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[Middle English Jeu, from Old French giu, from Latin Idaeus, from Greek Ioudaios, from Aramaic yhudy, from Hebrew yhûdî, inhabitant of Judah, from yhûdâ, Judah; see Judah².]

Usage Note: It is widely recognized that the attributive use of the noun Jew, in phrases such as Jew lawyer or Jew ethics, is both vulgar and highly offensive. In such contexts Jewish is the only acceptable possibility. Some people, however, have become so wary of this construction that they have extended the stigma to any use of Jew as a noun, a practice that carries risks of its own. In a sentence such as There are now several Jews on the council, which is unobjectionable, the substitution of a circumlocution like Jewish people or persons of Jewish background may in itself cause offense for seeming to imply that Jew has a negative connotation when used as a noun.

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jew  (j)

tr.v. jewed, jew·ing, jews Offensive

1. To bargain shrewdly or unfairly with. Often used with down.

2. To haggle so as to reduce (a price). Often used with down.

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[From Jews' supposedly extortionate practices as moneylenders in the Middle Ages.]

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Jew

Noun

1. a person whose religion is Judaism

2. a descendant of the ancient Hebrews [Hebrew yehūdāh Judah]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Jew - a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties Hebrew, Israelite individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" Jewry - Jews collectively Ashkenazi - a Jew of eastern European or German descent Conservative Jew - Jew who keeps some requirements of Mosaic law but adapts others to suit modern circumstances Essene - a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus Jewess - a woman who is a Jew hymie, kike, sheeny, yid - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew Levite - a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (especially the branch that provided male assistants to the temple priests) Orthodox Jew - Jew who practices strict observance of Mosaic law Pharisee - a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions Reform Jew - liberal Jew who tries to adapt all aspects of Judaism to modern circumstances Sadducee - a member of an ancient Jewish sect around the time of Jesus; opposed to the Pharisees Sephardi, Sephardic Jew - a Jew who is of Spanish or Portuguese or North African descent Wandering Jew - a legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixion Zealot - a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans Zionist - a Jewish supporter of Zionism

Translations

Jew [dʒuː] n → judío

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Jew [dʒuː] n → Juif m

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Jew [dʒuː] n → Jude m, Jüdin f

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Jew [dʒuː] n → ebreo

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Jew

n Jew [dʒuː]

a member of the Jewish people, whose religion is Judaism. Jood يَهودي евреин Žid jøde der Jude Εβραίος judío juut یهودی juif/-ive יְהוּדִי यहूदी židov zsidó Yahudi ebreo ユダヤ人、ユダヤ教徒 žydas ebrejs orang Yahudi jood jøde Zyd еврей Žid Jud, Žid Jevrejin jude ผู้นับถือศาสนายิว Yahudi 猶太人, 猶太教徒 єврей یہودی مذہب کا پیرو người Do Thái 犹太人, 犹太教徒

adj Jewish [-iʃ]

Jewish food; the Jewish New Year. Joodse يَهودي еврейски židovský jødisk jüdisch εβραϊκός judío juudi وابسته به مذهب یهود juif/-ive יְהוּדִי यूहदी židovski zsidó(s) Yahudi ebraico ユダヤ人[]の žydų, žydiškas ebreju Yahudi joods jødisk, jøde- żydowski еврейский židovský judovski, židovski jevrejski judisk เกี่ยวกับชาวยิวหรือศาสนายิว Yahudi 猶太人的 єврейський; іудейський یہودییت سے متعلق thuộc về người Do Thái 犹太人的