chalutz


chalutz

(xɑˈlʊts; English hɑːˈlʊts) or

halutz

n, pl -lutzim (-luːˈtsiːm; English -ˈluːtsɪm) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a member of an organization of immigrants to Israeli agricultural settlements[literally: pioneer, fighter]

ha•lutz

or cha•lutz

(xɑˈluts)

n., pl. ha•lutz•im (ˌxɑ luˈtsim) a Jew immigrating to Israel to help develop the land. [1920–25; < Modern Hebrew ḥaluṣ literally, pioneer]