moser

See also: Moser

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מוֹסֵר (mosér)

Pronunciation

• (Ashkenazi) IPA^(key): /ˈmoʊsəɹ/, /ˈmoʊseəɹ/
• IPA^(key): /moʊˈseəɹ/

Noun

moser (plural mosers or moserim or mosrim)

1. (Judaism) An informer; one who tells on another.

Alternative forms

• moiser

Verb

moser (third-person singular simple present mosers, present participle mosering, simple past and past participle mosered)

1. (Judaism) To inform or snitch on someone.
   • 1938 May 1, “Évi from Paris to Raphael in Jerusalem”, in Raphael Patai, transl., Between Budapest and Jerusalem: The Patai Letters, 1933-1938‎^[1], Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, translation of original in Hungarian, published 1992, →ISBN, page 283:

     Allegedly the Congregation had mosered [informed against him] that Papa's patriotism was doubtful, the journal was threatened with being closed down; well, now you know everything.

Anagrams

• s'more, morse, meros, omers, smore, somer, Romes, Somer, Morse, mores, mesor, moers, Mores

Danish

Noun

moser c

1. indefinite plural of mose

Verb

moser

1. present of mose

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

moser m

1. indefinite plural of mose