Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
muzhik .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917).
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- noun A
peasant , especially in pre-revolutionary (imperial) Russia.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)
Etymologies
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Examples
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The popular cries which madden other races are utterly meaningless to the docile, unemotional "mujik," loyal and conservative to the very marrow of his bones.
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Note: Note: [From Judy Boss] While I have let stand such variants as "mujik" and "moujik" or "Koondooz" and "Koundouze," I have made the following changes to the text:
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In buying him at Omsk he had been lucky, and in taking him to the postmaster the generous mujik had rendered him a great service.
Michael Strogoff 2003
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He either put some beggar against him, or himself threatened to rob and beat him, till the frightened mujik would disappear from the dosshouse and never more be seen.
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“Come now,” replied the mujik, recognizing the fact that it was useless to struggle against the will of his guest,
Michael Strogoff 2003
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The mujik very fortunately knew a postmaster who, if well paid, would not refuse at his request either to let or to sell a carriage or horses.
Michael Strogoff 2003
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The representative of the latter class was an old mujik called
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“They have not killed her,” replied the mujik, anticipating the anxiety which he read in the eyes of his guest.
Michael Strogoff 2003
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It is well known that he does not get it by honest hard work, and that means that the mujik, somehow or other, has been swindling.
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The mujik and Michael resumed their way and arrived at the posting-house.
Michael Strogoff 2003
hernesheir commented on the word mujik
Also moujik.
January 7, 2009
rolig commented on the word mujik
A more common transliteration from the Russian is muzhik.
January 7, 2009