The Jerusalem Bridge

פראיירfrayer meaning in Hebrew

a sucker, someone taken advantage of · noun (m.)

Also spelled in English: freier, fraier

Illustration for the Hebrew word frayer

The thing no Israeli ever wants to be. Being called a frayer is one of the sharpest insults in the language — nobody wants to be the one who got played.

שילמתי מחיר מלא כשכולם קיבלו הנחה — הרגשתי כמו פראייר.

“I paid full price when everyone else got a discount — I felt like a frayer.”

When was the last time you felt like a total frayer?

Hebrew words for peopleHebrew words for money and dealsHebrew words that came from Yiddish

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