kibbutznik
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of kibbutznik
1945–50; < Yiddish kibutsnik, equivalent to kibuts kibbutz + -nik -nik
Example Sentences
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The kibbutzniks often see the court as a guarantor of the secularism and religious pluralism that they felt was envisaged by Israel’s declaration of independence in 1948, and as a bulwark against government overreach.
From New York Times
“In my soul, I’m a kibbutznik: I get nurtured and nourished by having people around.”
From Los Angeles Times
However, Jewish leftists have usually been secular: the Lower East Side socialists, kibbutzniks, Bernie Sanders.
From New York Times
Their kibbutz has been semi-privatized; like Israel itself, many kibbutzniks have drifted from their socialist moorings.
From New York Times
“The kibbutzniks, once perceived as the elite in the service of the state and the warriors protecting society, have become ‘exploiters,’” in the eyes of their critics, Mr. Shilon said.
From New York Times
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