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reb

1

[ reb ]

noun

, Informal.
  1. a Confederate soldier.


Reb

2

[ reb ]

noun

, Yiddish.
  1. Mister (used as a title of respect).

Reb

1

/ rɛb /

noun

  1. Judaism an honorific title, corresponding to Mr , for those who do not have rabbinic qualifications: usually followed by the person's forename

    Reb Dovid

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


reb

2

/ rɛb /

noun

  1. informal.
    sometimes capital a Confederate soldier in the American Civil War (1861–65) Also calledJohnny Reb
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reb1

Shortened form of rebel

Origin of reb2

Literally, “rabbi”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reb1

Yiddish, from Hebrew rabbī rabbi, master

Origin of reb2

short for rebel
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Example Sentences

My late grandfather, Reb Zalman Serebryanski, would repeat the time-worn adage “a Chassid is a soldat (soldier).”

How does Perry go North with the shopworn baggage of Johnny Reb superiority and an unapologetic evangelical paternalism?

"Johnny Reb" would think; and not infrequently, he would talk.

Reb Shimme, should I drive him in with the white or the black horse?

Remember, Reb' Lebe was only a girls' teacher, and nobody would pay much for teaching girls.

Verse after verse I chanted to the monotonous tune taught by Reb' Lebe, rocking to the rhythm of the chant, just like the rebbe.

Reb' Lebe moved a step towards the table, but his hands stuck behind his coat tails.

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