gvir

English

Alternative forms

• gevir

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew גְּבִיר, Yiddish גביר (gbir).

Noun

gvir (plural gvirim)

1. (Jewish slang) A wealthy person.
   • 1994 July 26, A. Engler Anderson, “Why are Hasidim speaking for all Orthodox?”, in soc.culture.jewish‎^[1] (Usenet):

     They are EXTREMELY powerful in the movement as a whole, if only because they are the ones who bring the "gvirim" to the semi-annual Machne Israel Development Fund events.