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reb

1 American  
[reb] / rɛb /

noun

Informal.

  1. a Confederate soldier.

Reb 2 American  
[reb] / rɛb /

noun

Yiddish.

  1. Mister (used as a title of respect).

Reb 1 British  
/ rɛb /

noun

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

    Reb Dovid
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reb 2 British  
/ rɛb /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of reb1

Shortened form of rebel

Origin of Reb2

Literally, “rabbi”

Example Sentences

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Bryant: 37 pts, 14-31 FG, 4-10 3FG, 8 reb.,

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2020

Bryant: 23 pts, 6-24 FG, 11-15 FT, 15 reb.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2020

Bryant: 27 pts, 10-17 FG, 3-4 3FG, 5 reb.,

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2020

Bryant: 34 pts, 9-21 FG, 4-8 3FG, 12-16 FT, 5 reb.,

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2020

Then I went to my capten and asked him if I cood talk to a reb prisner that was my own blood brother.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

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