serdyuk

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian сердю́к (serdjúk), in turn originated from Ottoman Turkish سورتوك (streetwalker, dirty vagrant). Compare Turkish sürtük.

Noun

serdyuk (plural serdyuks)

  1. (historical) a Cossack soldier who serves as a mercenary for the hetman under the Zaporizhian Army.