gvir

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hebrew גְּבִיר, Yiddish גביר (gbir).

Noun[edit]

gvir (plural gvirim)

  1. (Jewish slang) A wealthy person.
    • 1994 July 26, A. Engler Anderson, “Why are Hasidim speaking for all Orthodox?”, in soc.culture.jewish[1] (Usenet):
      They are EXTREMELY powerful in the movement as a whole, if only because they are the ones who bring the "gvirim" to the semi-annual Machne Israel Development Fund events.