כאַפּער

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From כאַפּן (khapn) +‎ ־ער (-er).

Noun

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

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