Turk
noun
a native or inhabitant of Turkey.
Turk
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[turk]
/ tɜrk /
noun
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Turks
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a native or inhabitant of Turkey.
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(formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Ottoman Empire.
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a Muslim, especially a subject of the Sultan of Turkey.
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a member of any of the peoples speaking Turkic languages.
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one of a breed of Turkish horses closely related to the Arabian horse.
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any Turkish horse.
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Archaic. a cruel, brutal, and domineering man.
Turk
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/ tɜːk /
noun
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a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Turkey
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a native speaker of any Turkic language, such as an inhabitant of Turkmenistan or Kyrgyzstan
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obsolete a violent, brutal, or domineering person
Turk.
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Turkey
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Turkish
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Etymology
Origin of Turk
First recorded in 1400–50; from Old French Turc, Middle English Turke, Turque, ultimately from Turkish Türk; compare Medieval Latin Turcus, Medieval Greek Toûrkos, Middle French turc, Italian turco, Persian turk
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Amin Turk, a 58-year-old Zimbabwean professional hunter, passed around a photo of a 1,400-pound Cape buffalo he shot four years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
That’s because stealing, begging or borrowing material in service of an artistic creation made by real people is enormously different from some corporation doing it to build a better Mechanical Turk.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
In a judgment on Friday, Justice Adam Johnson agreed, allowing Turk to rely on a witness summary and seek to call evidence from the former duke.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The judge later said that his decision meant Turk could call evidence from the former duke, but that a witness summons "will likely" be needed to compel Mountbatten-Windsor to give evidence.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The Turk is already strapping Bushra into hers.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
A spokesman for the Duchess of York said: "The duchess was completely unaware of the allegations that have since emerged against Mr Turk. She is naturally concerned by what has been alleged against him."
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2022
A spokesman for the Duchess of York said: "The Duchess was completely unaware of the allegations that have since emerged against Mr Turk. She is naturally concerned by what has been alleged against him."
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2022
The growth of iMerit and similar companies represents a shift away from crowdsourcing services like Mechanical Turk. iMerit and its clients have greater control over how workers are trained and how the work is done.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2019
“Cousin Turk. He delivers fertilizer to folks all over the county.”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
In old Turk. it means, a Prince of the blood; in mod. times a gentleman, Greek or European.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
But like Iran to the south, Azerbaijan is mainly Shia - over 60% of its people identify as Shia Muslims, while most Turks are Sunni.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
For the Saudis and Turks, Pakistan’s professional army and status as the only nuclear-armed Muslim-majority nation make it an attractive partner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Piker initially came to fame a few years prior while making YouTube videos for his uncle’s media company The Young Turks.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Nearly 1.5 million Turks visited the country in 2025, up from 1.2 million in 2024, according to Bank of Greece figures.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
They had brought over the fritter and drink stands from the Street of the Turks and the people were in good spirits as they bore the tedium of waiting and the scorching sun.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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