Etymology

tankist

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Today it means: Synonym of tanker (“operator of a military tank”). Full definition →

Russian танки́ст
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  1. Russian · derived fromтанки́ст
  2. English todaytankist

tank + -ist. Likely under influence from Russian танки́ст (tankíst).

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