shomer

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English

Etymology

From Hebrew שומר (shomer, keeper).

Noun

shomer (plural shomrim)

  1. (Judaism) A male who watches over the body of a deceased person in the ritual of shemira.
    Coordinate term: shomeret

Adjective

shomer (comparative more shomer, superlative most shomer)

  1. (Judaism, of a person) observant, often with regards to a specific set of Jewish laws.
    He's shomer shabbos, so he won't cook on Saturdays.

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