jazznik

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noun

An enthusiast of jazz music.

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Meanings

nounjazznik (plural jazzniks)

plural jazzniks

  1. datedinformalAn enthusiast of jazz music.

Origin

From jazz (“music”) + -nik (“person who exemplifies or endorses something”). From the Slavic suffix, as seen on Russian: -ник (-nik). This suffix experienced a surge in English coinages for nicknames and diminutives after the 1957 Russian launch of the Sputnik spacecraft. Compare beatnik.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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