Lubavitcher

English

Alternative forms

  • Lebuvitcher

Etymology

From Lubavitch +‎ -er, from the popular name for the Russian village Lyubavichi where the movement's leaders lived for over 100 years.

Noun

Lubavitcher (plural Lubavitchers)

  1. A member of the Chabad movement in Judaism.
    Synonym: Chabadnik
    • 2024, Ruth Tsuria, “Introduction”, in Keeping Women in Their Digital Place: The Maintenance of Jewish Gender Norms Online, University Park, Pa.: The Pennsylvania State University Press, →ISBN, page 14:
      The Chabadnikim, or Lubavitchers as they are sometimes called, are the largest Chassidim Jewish group in the world, thanks primarily to the efforts of the last rabbi in the Chassidim lineage, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, known to the Lubavitchers simply as “the Rebbe” (the Rabbi).

Adjective

Lubavitcher (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Chabad movement in Judaism.
    • 2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 95:
      According to Hasidic lore, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the first Lubavitcher Rebbe, once visited the city of Shklov known for its brilliant, wise and erudite scholars.
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