Etymology

silovik

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Today it means: A member of the Russian military, law enforcement, or intelligence services (the KGB or FSB), or a politician with a background in such services. Full definition →

Russian силови́к
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  1. Russian · derived fromсилови́к
  2. English todaysilovik

From Russian силови́к (silovík), from си́ла (síla, “force”) + adjective suffix -ов (-ov, “-able/-ible”) + agent suffix -ик (-ik, “-ist, -er”), adjective: силово́й (silovój, “of or related to force”).

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