Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun reuben

2 senses of reuben

Sense 1
Reuben -- ((Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel)
       INSTANCE OF=> patriarch -- (any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race)

Sense 2
Reuben -- (a hot sandwich with corned beef and Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread)
       => sandwich -- (two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them)