muzhik
Americannoun
noun
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
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Patiently and methodically he polished the rough muzhik regiments.
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
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
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
The muzhik rose to his feet and scampered away.
From The Created Legend by Cournos, John
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