Chekist

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noun

An agent of the Cheka.

OriginRussian чеки́ст →
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Meanings

nounChekist (plural Chekists)

plural Chekists · alternative Tchekist

  1. historicalAn agent of the Cheka.
  2. broadlymetonymicallyA national security official of the KGB, FSB or any of the security services of the Soviet Union or Russian Federation.

Origin

  1. Russianчеки́ст
  2. EnglishChekist

From Russian чеки́ст (čekíst) from Чека́ (Čeká) + -ист (-ist).

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Translations

Czech čekista, čekistka
  • čekistaagent of the Cheka
  • čekistkaagent of the Cheka
Estonian tšekist
  • tšekistagent of the Cheka
Finnish tšekisti
  • tšekistiagent of the Cheka
French tchékiste
  • tchékisteagent of the Cheka
German Tschekist, Tschekistin
  • Tschekistagent of the Cheka
  • Tschekistinagent of the Cheka
Italian cekista
  • cekistaagent of the Cheka
Polish czekista, czekistka
  • czekistaagent of the Cheka
  • czekistkaagent of the Cheka
Portuguese tchekista
  • tchekistaagent of the Cheka
Russian чеки́ст, чеки́стка
  • чеки́ст (čekíst)agent of the Cheka
  • чеки́стка (čekístka)agent of the Cheka
Slovak čekist, čekistka
  • čekistagent of the Cheka
  • čekistkaagent of the Cheka
Spanish chequista
  • chequistaagent of the Cheka
Ukrainian чекі́ст, чекі́стка
  • чекі́ст (čekíst)agent of the Cheka
  • чекі́стка (čekístka)agent of the Cheka
Yiddish טשעקיסט
  • טשעקיסט (tshekist)agent of the Cheka

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Chekist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chekist

MLA

“Chekist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chekist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chekist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chekist.

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