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kolkhoznik

kolkhoznik

9.9
A person who works on a shared farm in the former Soviet Union
  • noun
  • /kɒlˈkhoʊznɪk/
  • Archaic
: kolkhoznik
  • During Soviet times, a kolkhoznik might receive special recognition for exceeding agricultural targets.

Examples

  • The kolkhoznik rose early each day to tend the communal fields with his neighbors.

  • She interviewed a retired kolkhoznik about life on the collective farm.

  • The kolkhoznik worked tirelessly in the fields.

  • Many kolkhozniks participated in the harvest festival.

  • She interviewed a retired kolkhoznik about life on the collective farm.

  • The kolkhoznik rose early each day to tend the communal fields with his neighbors.

  • Many kolkhozniks participated in the harvest festival.

Synonyms

kibbutznik
vskolkhoznik
1 9.8

A person who lives and works in a shared Israeli farming community

belongs to a state-run collective farm in the former Soviet Union

Surface Forms

kolkhoznik singular
kolkhozniks plural

Etymology

Kolkhoznik comes from Russian and combines kolkhoz ('collective farm') with the ending -nik ('person' or 'member'), like in the English word beatnik. So a kolkhoznik is someone who worked on a collective farm in the former Soviet Union.