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Wandering Jew en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of wandering Jew (“plant”).
   alt of wandering Jew

Forms

Wandering Jew en · PROPN

Meanings

1. A Jewish shoemaker who, in the Christian tradition, taunted Jesus Christ on the way to his crucifixion and for that was condemned to wander the Earth until the return of Jesus (ie. the second coming).
   • The length of the stoppages could not well be reduced; indeed, they are already too short if we are to believe the tale now current of a wandering Jew sort of passenger—a lady of advanced years who can only alight from a train backwards. Every time she begins to get out a porter rushes up crying "Hurry up, ma'am; train's going!"—and pushes her in again! 1944 May and June, “When the Circle was Steam Operated”, in Railway Magazine, page 150:

Forms

Translations (11)

ro evreul rătăcitor (the Jewish shoemaker from the Christian legend) · pt Judeu Errante (the Jewish shoemaker from the Christian legend) · ru Ве́чный Жид (the Jewish shoemaker from the Christian legend) · fi vaeltava juutalainen (the Jewish shoemaker from the Christian legend) · de Wandernder Jude (the Jewish shoemaker from the Christian legend) · de Ewiger Jude (the Jewish shoemaker from the Christian legend) · pl Żyd Wieczny Tułacz (the Jewish shoemaker from the Christian legend) · fr juif errant (the Jewish shoemaker from the Christian legend) · it ebreo errante (the Jewish shoemaker from the Christian legend) · ca jueu errant (the Jewish shoemaker from the Christian legend) · el Περιπλανώμενος Ιουδαίος (the Jewish shoemaker from the Christian legend)