Noun: Reb reb
- [US, informal] Nickname for a Confederate soldier, used by Federal soldiers in the American Civil War
"The Johnny Reb fought at Gettysburg";
- Rebel, Johnny Reb [US, informal], Johnny [US, archaic], greyback [Brit, Cdn], grayback [US]
- (Judaism) title for a man who is not a rabbi
Derived forms: Rebs
Type of: Confederate soldier
Encyclopedia: Reb