shomern.
/ˈʃəʊmə/ 1. (See quot. 1971.)
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > one who watches or keeps guard > watchman in Israeli settlements
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1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Shomer.
1923 H. Trager Pioneers in Palestine ii. iii. 147 The other passengers talk of the killing of one of the Shomrim by an Arab.
1935 Zionist Rev. Mar. 10/2 At 4-30 a.m...pounded the shomer (night watch) on my door.
1938 Zionist Rev. Feb. 35/1 The renowned old Jewish watchmen..have been in the country for twenty-five years and more, having been members of the ‘shomrim’ organisation.
1944 M. Samuel Harvest in Desert xiii. 121 From Gomel came the members of first group of Shomrim (‘Guards’) who organized in Palestine.
1971 Encycl. Zionism & Israel I. 462 Hashomer (Shomer) Self-defence organization of Jewish pioneers..established in Palestine in 1909 to protect Jewish settlements there... Each..colony..was supplied with Shomrim (watchmen).
2. An inspector who verifies that food is prepared in accordance with Jewish religious laws.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > food taster or tester > [noun] > inspector of food
food inspector1873
mashgiach1901
shomer1909
society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > purification > [noun] > body of Jewish law regarding fitness of food > inspector of prepared food
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1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Shomer.
1923 H. M. Lazarus Ways of Household i. i. 8 There is need for a special supervisor—shomer—to be appointed for licensed butcher-shops.
1954 A. H. Hyamson London Board for Shechita vi. 33 The shomer visited the community in Paris..and was given every facility to investigate the methods of porging.
1980 Times 28 May 14/4 I am quite happy to accept supervision of our food supplies by a shomer appointed by the local Jewish authorities.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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