Haiduk
or Hey·duck, Hey·duke, Hey·duc
one of a class of mercenary soldiers in 16th-century Hungary.
an outlaw who engaged in brigandage and irregular warfare against the Turks in the Slavic regions of the Ottoman Empire.
a male servant or attendant dressed in semimilitary Hungarian costume.
Origin of Haiduk
1- Also Hei·duc, Hei·duk .
Words Nearby Haiduk
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How to use Haiduk in a sentence
The young Lord, the Haiduk, the master of the hounds, and the fool were entertaining themselves playing ball.
Peter the Priest | Mr JkaiNothing; for the Haiduk, whose duty it was to sleep on the threshold, had been taken away to join the watch on Viola.
The Village Notary | Jzsef EtvsHe will have Skinner before him, a Haiduk in the rear, and me at the table; we'll show you sport, my boy!
The Village Notary | Jzsef Etvs
British Dictionary definitions for Haiduk
Heyduck or Heiduc
/ (ˈhaɪdʊk) /
a rural brigand in the European part of the Ottoman Empire
Origin of Haiduk
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