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muzhik
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mu·zhik also mou·jik or mu·jik or mu·zjik  (m-zhk, -zhk)
n.
A Russian peasant.

[Russian, from muzh, man; see man-1 in Indo-European roots.]

muzhik, moujik, mujik [ˈmuːʒɪk]
n
(Historical Terms) a Russian peasant, esp under the tsars
[from Russian: peasant]
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Noun1.muzhik - a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)muzhik - a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)
bucolic, peasant, provincial - a country person


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The Russians in the room all clambered to their feet and stared at their shoes like submissive muzhiks, while the rest of us looked around at each other in bafflement.
 
 
 
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