-nik

-nik

one who is or has to do with (the thing specified): beatnik, refusenik

Origin of -nik

from Yiddish or Russ: equivalent to -er

-nik

suffix

One associated with or characterized by: beatnik; peacenik.

Origin of -nik

YiddishRussian (Yiddish) ( from Russian) of Slavic origin

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Suffix

Appended to words to create a nickname for a person who exemplifies, endorses, or is associated with the thing or quality specified (by the base form), often a particular ideology or preference.

Origin

From the Slavic suffix (Russian: -Ð½Ð¸Ðº (-nik)). This suffix experienced a surge in English coinages for nicknames and diminutives after the 1957 Soviet launch of the first Sputnik satellite. English usage is heavily influenced by Yiddish usage of -nik and similar borrowed words (nogoodnik, nudnik, kibbutznik).

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Niv, nik = good; Arab.
Westphal, Melik and Rhyth y nik d.
Among the newer writers on common and commercial law may be mentioned Wenczal, Zlinsky, ZsgOd, Gustave Schwarz, Alexander Plosz, Francis Nagy and Neumann; on constitutional law, Korbuly, Boncz, Stephen Kiss, Ernest Nagy, Kmety, Arthur Balogh, Ferdinandy, Bela Grunwald, Julius Andrassy and Emeric Ha j nik; on administration, George Fesiis, Kmety and Csiky; on finance, Mariska, Exner and Laszlo.

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