Meanings
gvir1
noungvir (plural gvirim)
plural gvirim · alternative gevir
- JewishslangA wealthy person.
They are EXTREMELY powerful in the movement as a whole, if only because they are the ones who bring the "gvirim" to the semi-annual Machne Israel Development Fund events.
1994 July 26, A. Engler Anderson, “Why are Hasidim speaking for all Orthodox?”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet)
GVIR2
proper noun
- UKabbreviationAbbreviation of George VI Rex, the royal cypher of George VI.
Origin
- Hebrewגְּבִיר
- Yiddishגבֿיר
- Englishgvir
Borrowed from Yiddish גבֿיר (gvir, gevir), from Hebrew גְּבִיר (gvir).
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APA
gvir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gvir
MLA
“gvir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gvir. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gvir,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gvir.
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