refusnik

Variant of refusenik

refusenik definition

re·fuse·nik (ri fyo̵̅o̅z′nik)

noun

a Soviet citizen, esp. a Jew, refused permission to emigrate
also sp. refusnik re·fus′·nik

Etymology: calque of Russ otkaznik < otkaz, refusal

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