shomer shabbos

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Yiddish שומר שבת (shomer shabes), Hebrew שׁוֹמֵר שַׁבָּת.

Adjective[edit]

shomer shabbos (comparative more shomer shabbos, superlative most shomer shabbos)

  1. (Judaism, of a person) observant of the laws of Shabbat.
    She wouldn't have her phone with her on Saturday because she's shomer shabbos.
    • 1998, The Big Lebowski:
      Donny: How come you don't roll on Saturday, Walter? / Walter: I'm shomer shabbos.
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