shteler

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Definitions

  • n. A job, especially one in Orthodox religious education.

Example Sentences

  • “My brother got a shteler teaching in the new yeshiva.” (Weiser)

  • "For example now we have a shver and father supporting, when this yungerman marries off his kids, maybe he will be a Rebbe, Rosh Yeshiva, or have some sort of shteler, not making nearly enough to support himself, how will he manage to support his children!" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שטעלער shteler 'high roller'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      shteller

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