Jew

Meaning

Noun

1. An adherent of Judaism.
2. A member or descendant of the Jewish people.
3. (derogatory) A miserly or greedy person; a cheapskate.
4. (slang) A ship's tailor.

Name

A surname.

Adj

Jewish.

Verb

1. (offensive, transitive) To make (more) Jewish.
2. (ambitransitive, offensive) To haggle or swindle in order to obtain a better deal (from someone).

Opposite of

gentile, goy

Synonyms

Hebrew

Israelite

Jewess

Jewish

hymie

yid

kike

sheeny

Judaical

Yid

Jewish person

rabbinist

Judaist

Yehudi

boark

Hebe

Isaac

sabra

Semite

jew

Judaean

Judaic

Translations

Jude

judío

Juif

judeu

ebreo

juif

Εβραίος

jood

Ιουδαίος

judía

giudeo

jueva

Jood

Jüdin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒuː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Jew

In summary

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 (y'hudá, “male given name, Yehuda; Judah, Judea”). Doublet of Yid. Displaced Old English Iūdēisċ.