shomer

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noun

A male who watches over the body of a deceased person in the ritual of shemira.

“He's shomer shabbos, so he won't cook on Saturdays.”

OriginHebrew שומר →
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Meanings

nounshomer (plural shomrim)

plural shomrim

  1. JudaismA male who watches over the body of a deceased person in the ritual of shemira.
adjectiveshomer (comparative more shomer, superlative most shomer)

comparative more shomer · superlative most shomer

  1. Judaismobservant, often with regards to a specific set of Jewish laws.

    He's shomer shabbos, so he won't cook on Saturdays.

Origin

  1. Hebrewשומר“keeper”
  2. Englishshomer

From Hebrew שומר (shomer, “keeper”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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