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).”
What Peter Beinart Gets Wrong About Chabad|David Werdiger|July 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
How does Perry go North with the shopworn baggage of Johnny Reb superiority and an unapologetic evangelical paternalism?
GOP Still Has No Chance|John Batchelor|August 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
De Reb laughs an' sez, 'kin' o' you sir,' an' he waves goodbye ter de crowd an' dey carried him off a laughin' fit ter kill.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various
"De Gen'l done got his dander up now, an' he yells," 'Carry de Reb sommers out'r sight o' de ladies an' hang him.'
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various

"Johnny Reb" would think; and not infrequently, he would talk.
Four Years in Rebel Capitals|T. C. DeLeon
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

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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