заточник

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Russian

Etymology

заточи́ть (zatočítʹ) +‎ -ник (-nik)

Pronunciation

Noun

зато́чник (zatóčnikm anim (genitive зато́чника, nominative plural зато́чники, genitive plural зато́чников)

  1. tool grinder, sharpener, tool dresser, grinderman

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From за̀тећи се (to obligate oneself, to pledge (obsolete)) +‎ -ник.

Noun

за́точнӣк m (Latin spelling zátočnīk)

  1. (archaic) supporter, defender
    • 1875, August Šenoa, Čuvaj se senjske ruke:
      Redovnik umuknu časak, zatim nastavi:- U čudu me gledate, zatočnici svetoga krsta, neznan sam vam po vidu, stran po jeziku.
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    • 1913, Antun Gustav Matoš, Pečalba. Kaprisi i fejtoni, Društvo hrvatskih književnika, Zagreb, page 162:
      Svaki dobar Evropejac, slagao se on s ruskom unutrašnjom politikom ili ne, mora priznati, da je u tom ratu Rusija, majka razorenog Daljnoga i sibirske željeznice, zatočnik evropske kontinentalne industrije i kulture, protiv mongolske i anglosaksonske alapljivosti.
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  2. (archaic) hero, champion, especially a type of hero that enters a fight or duel for another one, or obligates himself for a particular assignment

Declension

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