Bocher
Pronunciation: [ˈbɔxɐ]
“Bocher” is a German word. Its 11 meanings in English:
noun
- young man who has not yet reached adulthood; youngling, youngster, youth
- Jewish young man who has not yet reached adulthood; Jewish youngling, Jewish youngster, Jewish youth, young Jew
- rabbinical student
- student
- poor Jewish student
- Jewish (male) teacher
- rabbi of the village
- experienced police officer
- police officer who is well versed in thieves and their “Gaunersprache” (≈ thieves' argot)
- Jewish bridegroom
- clumsy, inept, simple-minded person
Etymology
The word was borrowed via Yiddish בחור (bokher) which in Western Yiddish applied the senses of “boy, youngster, man”, “Talmud student”, especially “Talmud student who gave lessons to Jewish children in exchange for board and lodge”, “teacher of religious education”, “Jewish teacher”, “assistant schoolmaster”, from Hebrew בָּחוּר (bakhúr, “young man”). Sense 2 is attested since the 18th century.…
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