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.

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

Modern Hebrew ḥaluṣ. literally, pioneer

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Contemporary Examples of halutz

Halutz, it was reported, wanted to mend the rift between the army and the religious right after the Gaza pullout.
Ronski Heads New Jewish Identity Administration
Gershom Gorenberg
May 28, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for halutz

halutz

noun

a variant spelling of chalutz

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