Ger
//ˈɡɛə(ɹ)// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A yurt.
"The new bek's great-grandfather had passed every night of his life under the sky, on the back of a pony or in the felt walls of a ger, and Buljan retained the ancestral contempt for cities and city dwellers."
- 2 A male convert to Judaism; a Jewish proselyte. Judaism
- 3 A person associated with Rangers F.C., as a player, fan, coach etc.
- 4 Abbreviation of gastroesophageal reflux. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
- 5 Initialism of Great Eastern Railway. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"The Jewish term for a convert is "ger," meaning "stranger" or "foreigner" in Hebrew."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Mongolian гэр (ger)/ᠭᠡᠷ (ger).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Hebrew גֵּר (ger).
Etymology 3
Shortened from (Ran)gers
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