כאַפּער

Yiddish

Etymology

From כאַפּן (khapn) +‎ ־ער (-er).

Noun

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

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

Descendants

  • → English: khapper
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