-nik

American  

1. a suffix of nouns that refer, usually derogatorily, to persons who support or are concerned or associated with a particular political cause or group, cultural attitude, or the like.

   beatnik, filmnik; no-goodnik; peacenik.

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-nik British  

suffix

1. denoting a person associated with a specified state, belief, or quality

   beatnik

   refusenik

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Etymology

Origin of -nik

< Yiddish ( cf. nudnik) < Slavic: a personal suffix in Slavic languages in contact with Yiddish

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