halutz

noun

ha·​lutz

variants or chalutz

ḵäˈlüts

plural halutzim or chalutzim

ˌḵäˌlütˈsēm,

ḵäˈlütsim

: a Jew who immigrated to the region of Palestine especially as part of a movement in the years after World War I to work the land and create Jewish settlements

Word History

Etymology

New Hebrew ḥālūṣ, from Hebrew, warrior, vanguard

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