klezmer

klez·mer

noun

pl. -·mers or klez·mo′rim·

1. Historical an itinerant musician who performed at Jewish weddings and holiday celebrations in E Europe
2. a musician who performs klezmer music
klezmer music

Origin of klezmer

Yiddish from Classical Hebrew (language) klezmer from kley zemer, musical instruments

designating or of a kind of E European Jewish folk music, typically performed by a small band consisting of a violin, clarinet, mandolin, accordion, etc. and accompanying Yiddish vocals

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klezmer

noun

pl. klez·mo·rim,

The traditional music of the Jews of eastern Europe, played by small traveling bands.
A musician in such a band.

Origin of klezmer

Yiddish from Mishnaic Hebrew kəlê zemer musical instruments kəlê pl. bound form of kəlî instrument kll zemer music, song zmr

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural klezmers or klezmorim)

(countable) A Jewish folk musician.
(uncountable) A type of popular Jewish folk music especially associated with Ashkenazi cultures.

Origin

From Yiddish כּלי־זמיר (klezmer), from Hebrew כְּלֵי זֶֽמֶר (k’lé zémer, “musical instruments”).

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