Kibbutznik

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a kibbutz.

    "The kibbutzniki of Gesher yearn for the old days, before 1967, when they exchanged pleasantries with the Arab farmers across the river. “We could talk to them then,” Mrs. [Edna] Solodar said thoughtfully."

  2. 2
    a member of a kibbutz wordnet

Example

More examples

"The kibbutzniki of Gesher yearn for the old days, before 1967, when they exchanged pleasantries with the Arab farmers across the river. “We could talk to them then,” Mrs. [Edna] Solodar said thoughtfully."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קִיבּוּצְנִיק (kibútsnik), from קִיבּוּץ (kibútz, “kibbutz”) + ־נִיק (nik, “-er”). By surface analysis, kibbutz + -nik.

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