reb

¹

[ reb ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a Confederate soldier.

Reb

²

[ reb ]

noun

, Yiddish.

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

Reb

¹

/ 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

reb

²

/ rɛb /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of reb¹

Shortened form of rebel

Origin of reb²

Literally, “rabbi”

Word History and Origins

Origin of reb¹

Yiddish, from Hebrew rabbī rabbi, master

Origin of reb²

short for rebel

Example Sentences

My late grandfather, Reb Zalman Serebryanski, would repeat the time-worn adage “a Chassid is a soldat (soldier).”

From The Daily Beast

How does Perry go North with the shopworn baggage of Johnny Reb superiority and an unapologetic evangelical paternalism?

From The Daily Beast

"Johnny Reb" would think; and not infrequently, he would talk.

From Project Gutenberg

Reb Shimme, should I drive him in with the white or the black horse?

From Project Gutenberg

Remember, Reb' Lebe was only a girls' teacher, and nobody would pay much for teaching girls.

From Project Gutenberg

Verse after verse I chanted to the monotonous tune taught by Reb' Lebe, rocking to the rhythm of the chant, just like the rebbe.

From Project Gutenberg

Reb' Lebe moved a step towards the table, but his hands stuck behind his coat tails.

From Project Gutenberg