English Explanatory Dictionary

ushkuinik

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A medieval Novgorodian pirate who led a life similar to that of a Viking.

Word forms

ushkuinik ushkuiniks

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ушку́йник (uškújnik).

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