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Etymology

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

Noun

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Lubavitcher (plural Lubavitchers)

  1. A member of the Chabad movement in Judaism.

Adjective

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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.