Meaning

2 senses
  1. A yurt.

  2. (Judaism)A male convert to Judaism; a Jewish proselyte.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Tom is a ger, a convert to Judaism.

  2. "I'm a ger." "What's a ger?" "A convert to Judaism."

  3. Ziri gave Rima some tips on how to ger rid of ivy.

  4. The Jewish term for a convert is "ger," meaning "stranger" or "foreigner" in Hebrew.

  5. A convert to Judaism is called a "ger" or "gioret," meaning a "foreigner" who joins the Jewish people.

Origin

Borrowed from Mongolian гэр (ger)/ᠭᠡᠷ (ger). Borrowed from Hebrew גֵּר (ger).

Borrowed from Mongolian гэр (ger)/ᠭᠡᠷ (ger).

Borrowed from Hebrew גֵּר (ger).

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Forms

plural: gers / gerim
Singularger
Pluralgers / gerim

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ger — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto