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ha⋅lutz

[khah-loots]
–noun, plural ha⋅lutz⋅im [Seph. khah-loo-tseem; Ashk. khah-loo-tsim] . Hebrew.
a person who immigrates to Israel to establish or join a settlement for accomplishing tasks, as clearing the land or planting trees, that are necessary to future development of the country.
Also, chalutz.


Origin:
ModHeb ḥaluṣ. lit., pioneer
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