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- Russian · calque ofкадыровец
- English todayKadyrovite
From Kadyrov + -ite, a calque of Russian кадыровец (kadyrovec), from Кадыров (Kadyrov) + -ец (-ec, “person associated with”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A member of the 141st Special Motorized Regiment, or any other formation subordinate to Ramzan Kadyrov. Full definition →