Lubavitcher
[ loo-buh-vich-er, loo-bah-vi-cher ]
noun
a member of a missionary Hasidic movement founded in the 1700s by Rabbi Shneour Zalman of Lyady.
adjective
of or relating to the Lubavitchers or their movement.
Origin of Lubavitcher
1<Yiddish lubavitsher, equivalent to Lubavitsh (<Byelorussian Lyubavichi) a town which was the center of the movement, 1813–1915 + -er-er1
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How to use Lubavitcher in a sentence
The Lubavitchers all knew the Hebrew prayers, siddurs were available, and services were long and serious.
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