פראייר

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פראייר

/ˈfʁa.jeʁ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Odessa Yiddish פֿרײַער (frayer, “dupe, someone who is easily swindled”), itself from German Freier (“john, someone who buys sex”).

Compare Russian фра́ер (frájer), Polish frajer, Romanian fraier.

noun פְרָיֶר · fráyer · פראיירים · פְרָיֶיר

masculine, slang A sucker, patsy, or pushover; an unsavvy one who accedes to all requests, plays fair, and is easily taken advantage of. (ונעשה מילואים) נשלם המיסים (ונעמוד בפקקים) אותנו לא דופקים (אנחנו בטח, בטח, בטח לא) אנחנו בטח לא פראיירים

In English

dupe deceived person
sap slang: naive person
pushover Someone who lets themselves be picked on or bullied
sucker one who is easily fooled
patsy a person who is taken advantage of

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MLA

"פראייר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A8. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

פראייר. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A8

Chicago

"פראייר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A8.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {פראייר},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}