kibbutznik

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hebrew קִיבּוּצְנִיק (kibútzník), from קִיבּוּץ (kibútz, kibbutz) +‎ -נִיק (nik, -er).

Noun[edit]

kibbutznik (plural kibbutznikim or kibbutzniks)

  1. A member of a kibbutz.
    • 2009 January 16, Susan Walker, “When the kibbutz goes kaput”, in Toronto Star[1]:
      When a banker and a developer arrive to find that the commune has not been evacuated, the spirit of resistance is awakened in the old kibbutzniks.

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