טעגעסער

Yiddish

Etymology

טעג (teg, “days”) +‎ עסער (eser, “eater”).

Noun

טעגעסער • (tegeser) m, plural טעגעסער (tegeser) or טעגעסערס (tegesers)

1. (Judaism) yeshiva student fed regularly at the homes of local families

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “טעגעסער”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “טעגעסער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].