Lubavitcher

English

Alternative forms

• Lebuvitcher

Etymology

Lubavitch +‎ -er, from the popular name for the Russian village Lyubavichi where the movement's leaders lived for over 100 years.

Noun

Lubavitcher (plural Lubavitchers)

1. A member of the Chabad movement in Judaism.

Adjective

Lubavitcher (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Chabad movement in Judaism
   • 2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 95:

     According to Hasidic lore, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the first Lubavitcher Rebbe, once visited the city of Shklov known for its brilliant, wise and erudite scholars.