Chekist
Meanings
noun
- An agent of the Cheka.
- A national security official of the KGB, FSB or any of the security services of the Soviet Union or Russian Federation.
Word forms
Etymology
From Russian чеки́ст (čekíst) from Чека́ (Čeká) + -ист (-ist).
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