Chekist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An agent of the Cheka.
  2. A national security official of the KGB, FSB or any of the security services of the Soviet Union or Russian Federation.

Word forms

Chekist Chekists Tchekist

Etymology

From Russian чеки́ст (čekíst) from Чека́ (Čeká) + -ист (-ist).

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