muzhik

American  

[moo-zhik, moo-zhik] / muˈʒɪk, ˈmu ʒɪk /

Or moujik,

noun

1. a Russian peasant.

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muzhik British  

/ ˈmuːʒɪk /

noun

1. a Russian peasant, esp under the tsars

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Etymology

Origin of muzhik

First recorded in 1560–70; from Russian muzhík, equivalent to muzh “husband, man” ( Old Church Slavonic mǫžĭ, akin to man ) + -ik diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

Like the Moiseyev dancers before them, the Ukrainians offered ersatz folk dances�works grounded in folk traditions but theatricalized beyond anything that a wandering muzhik ever saw in a village square.

From Time Magazine Archive

Short-story fans and admirers of Anton Chekhov should be as happy these days as a muzhik over a bowl of borsch.

From Time Magazine Archive

To the rough, tough muzhik Khrushchev, he is the useful Mr. Worldly-Wise of the Russian proverb who "knows where the shrimps stay in winter."

From Time Magazine Archive

Patiently and methodically he polished the rough muzhik regiments.

From Time Magazine Archive

There under a tree was a colossal muzhik lying fast asleep with his hands under his head.

From Best Russian Short Stories by Seltzer, Thomas