1. Jewish pioneers who settled in Palestine (now Israel) in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, typically engaged in agricultural and community development work.
Usage: plural of halutz; historical term; often capitalized; from Hebrew

Examples

• The halutzim established kibbutzim and moshavim across the region.
• Many halutzim came from Eastern Europe in the early 1900s.
• The halutzim were dedicated to building a new Jewish homeland.
• These halutzim drained swamps and cultivated the land.
• The spirit of the halutzim influenced the founding of modern Israel.