Lubavitcher

noun Lu·ba·vitch·er \ˈlü-bə-ˌvi-chər, lü-ˈbä-\

Definition of LUBAVITCHER

: a member of a Hasidic sect founded by Schneour Zalman of Lyady in the late 18th century

— Lubavitcher adjective

Yiddish lyubavitsher, from Lyubavitsh, town in Belarus

First Known Use: 1954

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