fusgeyer

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Definitions

  • n. A Romanian Jew who emigrated on foot in organized groups between 1899 and 1907.

Example Sentences

  • "He frolicked through every dance step that Moshe had ever seen, and Moshe, who had spent his childhood as a fusgeyer—a wandering Jew—in Romania, had seen a few: horas, bulgars, khosidls, freylekhs, Russian marches, Cossack high-steps." (The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פֿוסגײער fusgeyer, lit. 'pedestrian, wayfarer' becuase the travelers were often too poor to travel by train

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      fusgayer, fusgeier, fusgaier

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