Jewess

English

Etymology

Jew + -ess

Noun

Jewess (plural Jewesses)

  1. (dated or humorous) A female Jew.
    • 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.

Synonyms

  • Jew (male or non-specific)

Derived terms

  • Hassidic Jewess
  • Orthodox Jewess
  • secular Jewess

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