ozeret

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Pronunciations

ozeret (oh-ZEH-reht) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A cleaning woman.

Example Sentences

  • "...and on Tuesdays the ozeret hangs all the rugs over the balcony to beat them out. Then on Thursdays she mops all the floors..." (Glinert)

  • "Engaging someone to be your employee, whether that person serves as a day laborer, an ozeret in one’s home, a CEO of a major corporation or a governmental functionary, places the responsibility for payment of that person’s wages in a timely fashion squarely on the employer." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • עוֹזֶרֶת בַּיִת ozéret báyit, lit. 'helper of the house'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

Notes

  • plural: 'ozrot'

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