כאַפּער

Yiddish

Etymology

From כאַפּן (khapn) +‎ ־ער (-er).

Noun

כאַפּער • (khaper) m, plural כאַפּערס (khapers)

1. grabber (one who grabs)
2. (historical) Someone who kidnapped Jewish boys to fill quotas for the Russian Empire's cantonist schools.