burlak

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noun

Formerly in Russia, a man employed in dragging barges or ships upstream.

OriginRussian бурла́к →
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Meanings

nounburlak (plural burlaks or burlaki)

plural burlaks · plural burlaki

  1. historicalFormerly in Russia, a man employed in dragging barges or ships upstream.

Origin

  1. Russianбурла́к
  2. Englishburlak

Borrowed from Russian бурла́к (burlák).

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Translations

Bulgarian бурла́к
  • бурла́к (burlák)a man employed in dragging ships upstream
Chinese Mandarin 縴夫 /纤夫, 纖夫 /纤夫
  • 縴夫 /纤夫 (qiànfū)a man employed in dragging ships upstream
  • 纖夫 /纤夫 (qiànfū)a man employed in dragging ships upstream
Finnish burlakki
  • burlakkia man employed in dragging ships upstream
French bourlak
  • bourlaka man employed in dragging ships upstream
German Treidler, Burlak
  • Treidlera man employed in dragging ships upstream
  • Burlaka man employed in dragging ships upstream
Japanese ブルラク
  • ブルラク (bururaku)a man employed in dragging ships upstream
Korean 부를라크
  • 부를라크 (bureullakeu)a man employed in dragging ships upstream
Polish burłak
  • burłaka man employed in dragging ships upstream
Russian бурла́к
  • бурла́к (burlák)a man employed in dragging ships upstream
Ukrainian бурла́к
  • бурла́к (burlák)a man employed in dragging ships upstream
Cite this entry
APA

burlak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burlak

MLA

“burlak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burlak. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burlak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burlak.

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