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Russian
Etymology
опри́чный (opríčnyj, “separate”) + -ик (-ik)
Pronunciation
Noun
опри́чник • (opríčnik) m anim (genitive опри́чника, nominative plural опри́чники, genitive plural опри́чников, feminine опри́чница)
- (historical) oprichnik (a bodyguard of Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible)
1862, Алексей Константинович Толстой [Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy], “Глава 8. Пир”, in Князь Серебряный; English translation from Prince Serebrenni, (Please provide a date or year):Сере́бряный, всма́триваясь в ли́ца опри́чников, уви́дел за отдалё́нным столо́м молодо́го челове́ка, кото́рый не́сколько часо́в пе́ред тем спас его́ от медве́дя.- Serébrjanyj, vsmátrivajasʹ v líca opríčnikov, uvídel za otdaljónnym stolóm molodóvo čelovéka, kotóryj néskolʹko časóv péred tem spas jevó ot medvédja.
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- (figuratively) a cruel, callous performer of the government orders (especially when suppressing dissidents or protesters)
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