Other definitions for Reb (2 of 2)
Mister (used as a title of respect).
Origin of Reb
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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).”
How does Perry go North with the shopworn baggage of Johnny reb superiority and an unapologetic evangelical paternalism?
"Johnny reb" would think; and not infrequently, he would talk.
Four Years in Rebel Capitals | T. C. DeLeonreb Shimme, should I drive him in with the white or the black horse?
Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch | Ulrich FrankRemember, 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 Antinreb' 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)
/ (rɛb) /
(sometimes capital) US informal a Confederate soldier in the American Civil War (1861–65): Also called: Johnny Reb
Origin of reb
1British Dictionary definitions for Reb (2 of 2)
/ (rɛb) /
Judaism an honorific title, corresponding to Mr, for those who do not have rabbinic qualifications: usually followed by the person's forename: Reb Dovid
Origin of Reb
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