Advertisement

Advertisement

-nik

  1. a suffix of nouns that refer, usually derogatorily, to persons who support or are concerned or associated with a particular political cause or group, cultural attitude, or the like:

    beatnik, filmnik; no-goodnik; peacenik.



-nik

suffix forming nouns

  1. denoting a person associated with a specified state, belief, or quality

    refusenik

    beatnik

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of -nik1

< Yiddish ( nudnik ) < Slavic: a personal suffix in Slavic languages in contact with Yiddish
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of -nik1

C20: from Russian -nik, as in Sputnik , and influenced by Yiddish -nik (agent suffix)
Discover More

Example Sentences

So, tell me Nik, how are you preparing mentally for this walk?

Nik Wallenda is set to be the first person to walk across the Grand Canyon on a tightrope.

But that no-fun-nik Rick Perry came out today against the idea.

Rhinichthys, rī-nik′this, n. a North American genus of cyprinoid fishes.

At the end of the room stood now a huge archaic Nik, with outstretched peplum and soaring wings.

He turned joyously, his young figure finely caught in the light of Elizabeth's lamp against the background of the Nik.

The wood fire glowed on the hearth, and its ruddy light was on the face of the Nik, and its solemn outstretched wings.

Splanchnic, splangk′nik, adj. relating to the viscera, intestinal.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


NijmegenNikaria