reb

[ reb ]

/ rɛb /

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noun Informal.

a Confederate soldier.

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Origin of reb

Shortened form of rebel

Words nearby reb

Réaum., Réaumur, Réaumur scale, reave, reawaken, reb, rebab, rebadge, rebar, rebarbative, rebate

Other definitions for reb (2 of 2)

Reb

[ reb ]

/ rɛb /

noun Yiddish.

Mister (used as a title of respect).

Origin of Reb

Literally, “rabbi”

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How to use reb in a sentence

My late grandfather, Reb Zalman Serebryanski, would repeat the time-worn adage “a Chassid is a soldat (soldier).”
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How does Perry go North with the shopworn baggage of Johnny Reb superiority and an unapologetic evangelical paternalism?
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"Johnny Reb" would think; and not infrequently, he would talk.
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Reb Shimme, should I drive him in with the white or the black horse?
Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch|Ulrich Frank

Remember, Reb' Lebe was only a girls' teacher, and nobody would pay much for teaching girls.
The Promised Land|Mary Antin
Verse after verse I chanted to the monotonous tune taught by Reb' Lebe, rocking to the rhythm of the chant, just like the rebbe.
The Promised Land|Mary Antin
Reb' Lebe moved a step towards the table, but his hands stuck behind his coat tails.
The Promised Land|Mary Antin

British Dictionary definitions for reb (1 of 2)

reb

/ (rɛb) /

noun

(sometimes capital) US informal a Confederate soldier in the American Civil War (1861–65)Also called: Johnny Reb

Word Origin for reb

short for rebel

British Dictionary definitions for reb (2 of 2)

Reb

/ (rɛb) /

noun

Judaism an honorific title, corresponding to Mr, for those who do not have rabbinic qualifications: usually followed by the person's forenameReb Dovid

Word Origin for Reb

Yiddish, from Hebrew rabbī rabbi, master

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