-nik
-nikOrigin of -nik
from Yiddish or Russ: equivalent to -er
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-nik
suffix
Origin of -nik
YiddishRussian (Yiddish) ( from Russian) of Slavic origin
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- 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.
From the Slavic suffix (Russian: -ник (-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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"-nik." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 20 August 2018. <http://www.yourdictionary.com/nik>.
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-nik. (n.d.). Retrieved August 20th, 2018, from http://www.yourdictionary.com/nik
