fusgeyer

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noun

a Romanian Jew who emigrated from Romania to the United States in the early 20th century; so called because they travelled across Romania on foot before oftentimes being provided with train and ship tickets by charitable Jewish organizations once they reached the Austro-Hungarian border.

OriginYiddish פֿוסגייער →
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Meanings

nounfusgeyer (plural fusgeyers)

plural fusgeyers

  1. historicala Romanian Jew who emigrated from Romania to the United States in the early 20th century; so called because they travelled across Romania on foot before oftentimes being provided with train and ship tickets by charitable Jewish organizations once they reached the Austro-Hungarian border.

Origin

  1. Yiddishפֿוסגייער“wayfarer, footgoer”
  2. Englishfusgeyer

From Yiddish פֿוסגייער (fusgeyer, “wayfarer, footgoer”). Doublet of footgoer.

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Translations

Romanian drumeți, pietoni
  • drumețiRomanian Jew who emigrated to the United States on foot
  • pietoniRomanian Jew who emigrated to the United States on foot
Yiddish פֿוסגייער
  • פֿוסגייער (fusgeyer)Romanian Jew who emigrated to the United States on foot
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APA

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“fusgeyer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fusgeyer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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