muzhik

or mou·jik, mu·jik, mu·zjik

[ moo-zhik, moo-zhik ]

/ muˈʒɪk, ˈmu ʒɪk /

noun

a Russian peasant.

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Origin of muzhik

1560–70; < Russian muzhík, equivalent to muzh husband, man (OCS mǫžĭ, akin to man¹) + -ik diminutive suffix

Words nearby muzhik

muu-muu, muumuu, muxe, muybridge, muzak, muzhik, muzorewa, muztag, muztagata, muzz, muzzle

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Example sentences from the Web for muzhik

It is only when the muzhik comes in contact with authorities that he shows himself an expert fabricator of falsehoods.
Russia|Donald Mackenzie Wallace
This is the land where a muzhik is as good as a prince of the blood!
Short Stories of the New America|Various
In other respects they resemble very closely the ordinary peasant, or muzhik.
Tramping with Tramps|Josiah Flynt
The muzhik turned a deaf ear to their instigations, and the police soon prevented their further activity.
Russia|Donald Mackenzie Wallace

It will be a violent stifling of her voice in my heart, but the call of the muzhik rings clear, compelling.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman

British Dictionary definitions for muzhik

muzhik

moujik or mujik

/ (ˈmuːʒɪk) /

noun

a Russian peasant, esp under the tsars

Word Origin for muzhik

C16: from Russian: peasant

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