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moujik

moujik

1 9.9
A Russian peasant or small farmer before the 1917 Revolution
  • noun
  • /ˈmuːʤɪk/
  • Archaic
: mujik
  • The moujik worked hard in the fields from sunrise to sunset.

Examples

  • A moujik was driving along one night with a load of pots.

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  • But they rewarded the moujik richly and sent him away home with great honor.

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  • The moujik saw all this and made a note of it.

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  • "Have the fear of God before your eyes!" cried the moujik.

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  • The moujik was a daring fellow.

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  • The moujik unharnessed his horse and set it free to graze; meanwhile, he laid himself down on one of the graves.

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  • As a true moujik, he took pride in his simple, honest life.

  • In the village, the moujik shared tales of his ancestors' struggles.

Synonyms

muzhik
vsmoujik
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A Russian farmer who worked on the land before 1917

is an alternate transliteration or spelling of the same historical term
mujik
vsmoujik
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A poor farmer in Russia before 1917 who worked for a landowner

is an alternate transliteration or spelling of the same historical term

Surface Forms

moujik singular
moujiks plural

Etymology

Moujik comes from the Russian muzhik, which originally meant 'man' and later 'peasant'. So think of a simple 'man' working the land; that is why moujik means a Russian peasant before the 1917 Revolution.