Yiddisher

British  

/ ˈjɪdɪʃə /

adjective

1. in or relating to Yiddish

2. Jewish

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noun

1. a speaker of Yiddish; Jew

Example Sentences

It was an uncomfortable experience for “a young fellow, still a rough Yiddisher boy from the Bronx, and a proletarian too”.

From The Guardian

Now that Mrs. Meir has written her memoirs, this image of the Yiddisher mama as world figure�"I, Golda Meir, from Pinsk, Milwaukee and Tel Aviv"�dominates.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Why, that's a great friend from Borrochson's, a feller by the name Rubin what is one of the actors by the Yiddisher theayter."

From Project Gutenberg

Something about the “Yiddisher gavotte,” and saying, “We been going to dances a lot, but last night the wife and I wanted to be quiet, so I bought me two front seats for Grant’s Tomb!”

From Project Gutenberg