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Greek
Etymology
From Turkish hain (“deceitful, traitor”), from Arabic خائن (ḵẖāʼin, “disloyal, betrayer”).
Noun
χαΐνης • (chaḯnis) m (plural χαΐνηδες)
- (Cretan) fugitive, mutineer, outlaw; partisan, rebel, insurgent
- Synonyms: αντάρτης (antártis), επαναστάτης (epanastátis), φυγόδικος (fygódikos)
- (Cretan, slang) slacker