/khah loohts"/ , n. , pl. halutzim Seph. /khah'looh tseem"/ ; Ashk. /khah looh"tsim/ . Hebrew.
a person who immigrates to Israel to establish or join a settlement for accomplishing tasks, as clearing the land or planting trees, that are necessary to future development of the country.
Also, chalutz .
[ ModHeb halus. lit., pioneer ]