Jewess
English
Noun
Jewess (plural Jewesses)
- (dated or humorous) A female Jew.
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- And the prominent, if not indeed the principal, part in the system of terrorism applied by the Extraordinary Commissions for Combating Counter-Revolution has been taken by Jews, and in some notable cases by Jewesses.
- 1952, Ivanhoe
- To whom did Ivanhoe tip his lance in gallantry today?
To a Jewess named Rebecca, daughter of Isaac, the banker of his tribe.
What could he want of the Jews except money for the ransom?
- 2015, Susie Essman as Bobbi Wexler, Knockoffs (Broad City), season 2, episode 4, written by Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs, Comedy Central:
- You really are a high-class Jewess, lemme tell ya.
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Synonyms
- Jew (male or non-specific)
Derived terms
- Hassidic Jewess
- Orthodox Jewess
- secular Jewess
Translations
female Jew
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