unterfirer

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  • n. The best man at a wedding.

  • n. One who escorts the bride or groom to the chuppah, most often parents.

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • או'נטערפֿירער unterfirer

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

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