Bocher
German (Berlin)
[ˈbɔxɐ]
noun
Definitions
- young man who has not yet reached adulthood; youngling, youngster, youth
- (colloquial), (dialectal) Jewish young man who has not yet reached adulthood; Jewish youngling, Jewish youngster, Jewish youth, young Jew
- rabbinical student
- (colloquial) student
- (dialectal) poor Jewish student
- (dialectal) Jewish (male) teacher
- (dialectal) rabbi of the village
- (colloquial) experienced police officer
- (colloquial) police officer who is well versed in thief and their “:Gaunersprache” (≈ :Thieves' thieves' argot)
- (dialectal) Jewish bridegroom
- (dialectal) clumsy, inept, simple-minded person
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish בחור derived from Hebrew (modern) בחור, בָּחוּר (young man).
Origin
Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)
בחור, בָּחוּר
Gloss
young man
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- broger Dutch, Flemish
- בחור Yiddish
- בָּחוּר Hebrew (modern)
- בחור Hebrew (modern)
- בחור, בָּחוּר Hebrew (modern)