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Jew

/dʒuː/

/dʒu/

Jewnoun

Jews

/dʒuː/

/dʒu/

Translations

еврей

The Jew celebrated Hanukkah with his family.

Еврей праздновал Хануку со своей семьей.

иудей

The ancient texts were studied by the Jew in the library.

Древние тексты изучались иудеем в библиотеке.

Definitions

A member of the people and cultural community whose traditional religion is Judaism and who trace their origins to the ancient Hebrew people of Israel.

She is a Jew who celebrates Hanukkah with her family every year.

A person whose religion is Judaism.

As a Jew, he attends synagogue services every Saturday.

Synonyms

Jewish individual

Judaean

Israelite

Hebrew

member of Judaism

member of the Jewish people

Jewish person

Jewadjective

/dʒuː/

Used mainly attributively (e.g., “Jew lawyer”); dated/offensive; not normally gradable.

Definitions

Relating to Jews or Judaism; Jewish (used attributively and often considered offensive or outdated).

The flyer contained antisemitic references to a “Jew banker.”

Synonyms

Jewverb

Definitions

To bargain with or haggle over money in a miserly or aggressive manner; to cheat someone out of something (offensive slang).

He tried to jew the shopkeeper down to half the asking price.