refusenik
One of the citizens of the former Soviet Union who was refused permission to emigrateOne of the citizens of the former Soviet Union who was refused permission to emigrate (typically but not exclusively a Jewish citizen denied permission to immigrate to Israel).
» He's a refusenik.
Он отказник.
Meaning
2 senses(historical, slang)One of the citizens of the former Soviet Union who was refused permission to emigrate (typically but not exclusively a Jewish citizen denied permission to immigrate to Israel).
Refusenik, Otkasnik
отка́зникotkáznik, отка́зницаotkáznica
відмо́вникvidmóvnyk, відмо́вницяvidmóvnycja
(broadly, informal)A person who refuses to do something, usually as a protest; for example, one who refuses conscription or vaccination.
Near-synonyms: recusant, decliner, dissenter, objector, protester, defier, maverick, nonconformist, rebel, renegade
Verweigerer, Verweigerin
отка́зникotkáznik, отка́зницаotkáznica
відмо́вникvidmóvnyk, відмо́вницяvidmóvnycja
Examples
1 sentencesHe's a refusenik.
ruОн отказник.
Translations
6 languagesOrigin
From refuse + -nik (suffix denoting a nickname for a person who endorses, exemplifies, orFrom refuse + -nik (suffix denoting a nickname for a person who endorses, exemplifies, or is associated with something, often a particular ideology or preference), a calque of Russian отка́зник (otkáznik), from отка́з (otkáz, “denial, refusal, rejection, repudiation”) + -ник (-nik, suffix forming masculine nouns, usually denoting adherents, etc.).
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Forms
plural: refuseniks / refuseniki| Singular | refusenik |
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| Plural | refuseniks / refuseniki |
regular
Synonyms
12 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular