reb

[ reb ]

/ rɛb /

noun Informal.

a Confederate soldier.

Nearby words

Origin of reb

shortened form of rebel

Definition 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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Examples from the Web for reb

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
We had not gone far when we saw a company of reb cavalry coming towards us from ahead.
In and Out of Rebel Prisons|Lieut. A. [Alonzo] Cooper
This night I succeeded in getting a "bang up" supper—a cooked meal—at a reb farm-house.
War from the Inside|Frederick L. (Frederick Lyman) Hitchcock
One Reb, however, kept right on, marched right up and made a bayonet thrust at him.
Personal Recollections of the Civil War|James Madison Stone

Reb Shfer would stand at the door and declare, when the Herr Kantor came, his heart laughed in his body.
Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch|Ulrich Frank
The dust was so thick it was almost impossible to tell a Reb from a Yank.
Some Personal Reminiscences of Service in the Cavalry of the Army of the Potomac|Hampton Sidney Thomas

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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Word Origin and History for reb

reb

abbreviation of rebel (n.), 1862, in U.S. Civil War context.