halutz

or cha·lutz

[ khah-loots ]

noun,plural ha·lutz·im [Sephardic Hebrew khah-loo-tseem; Ashkenazic Hebrew khah-loo-tsim]. /Sephardic Hebrew ˌxɑ luˈtsim; Ashkenazic Hebrew xɑˈlu tsɪm/. Hebrew.
  1. a person who immigrates to Israel to establish or join a settlement for accomplishing tasks, as clearing the land or planting trees, that are necessary to future development of the country.

Origin of halutz

1
Modern Hebrew ḥaluṣ. literally, pioneer

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British Dictionary definitions for halutz

halutz

/ Hebrew (xɑˈlʊts, English hɑːˈlʊts) /


noun
  1. a variant spelling of chalutz

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