Definitions

• n. A teacher who gives a shiur in the Talmud, usually to lay people.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew

Etymology

• מַגִּיד שִׁעוּר / מגיד שיעור maggid shi'ur 'lit. teller of (the) lesson'
  

Who Uses This

• Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

Alternative Spellings

magid shiur