Jewlike

English

Etymology

From Jew +‎ -like.

Adjective

Jewlike (comparative more Jewlike, superlative most Jewlike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a Jew, especially (derogatory) the stereotype of a profiteering miser.
   • 1838, John Steuart, Bogotá in 1836-7:

     His charges are ten dollars for best Wellington boots; there are a number of native workmen, who sell, Jewlike, for just such prices as they can...

   • 1906, Frederic Jesup Stimson, In Cure of Her Soul:

     Markoff, it appeared, said Radnor, "nosing around, Jewlike, to find some stuff that people would buy," had discovered, in London, a thirst for brewing...

   • 1996, Howard L Malchow, Gothic images of race in nineteenth-century Britain:

     Jewlike, the Jesuits have insinuated themselves into every level of society.