English Explanatory Dictionary

Jew

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An adherent of Judaism.
  2. A member or descendant of the Jewish people.
  3. A miserly or greedy person; a cheapskate.
  4. A ship's tailor.
name
  1. A surname.
adj
  1. Jewish.
verb
  1. To make (more) Jewish.
  2. To haggle or swindle in order to obtain a better deal (from someone).
verb
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Jew.
noun
  1. The jewfish.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Jew (“a Jewish person”).
phrase
  1. Pronunciation spelling of d' you, representing colloquial English.
  2. Pronunciation spelling of 'd you, representing colloquial English.

Pronunciation

jo͞o /d͡ʒuː/ En-us-Jew.oga En-us-jew.ogg

Word forms

Jew Jews Jewes Joo more Jew most Jew Jewing Jewed

Etymology

From Middle English Jew, Giu, Giw, Ju, from Old French juiu, Giu, gyu, from Latin iūdaeus (“Judean (i.e. Jew)”), from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Ἰουδά (Ioudá), Ἰούδας (Ioúdas, “Judah, Judas, Jude”) + -ιος (-ios, suffix forming adjectives), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (iăhudáh, “male given name, Yehuda; Judah, Judea”). Doublet of Yid. Displaced Old English Iūdēisċ.

Synonyms

Judaist

Antonyms

gentile goy

Derived words

crypto-Jew edjewcation electric Jew Exchequer of the Jews Hinjew Jewbag Jew bail Jewboy jewbush Jew City Jew crew Jewdaism Jewdar Jewdom jew down Jewess Jewface Jew-free Jewfro Jewfucker Jewgirl Jew-hate Jew-hatred Jewhatred Jewhood Jewie Jewification Jewify Jewish Jew-ish Jewism Jewitch Jewitchery jew Jewkike Jewkraine Jewland Jewlensky Jewless Jewlike Jewling Jew lizard Jew-Lord jewlover Jewlywood Jewman Jewmaxx Jewmerica Jewmerican Jewnited Snakes Jewnited States Jewniverse Jewniversity Jewocracy Jewphobia Jewrusalem Jewry JewSA Jew's ear Jew's frankincense
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