poustinik

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noun

A person dwelling in a poustinia.

OriginRussian пусты́нник →
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Meanings

nounpoustinik (plural poustiniks or poustiniki)

plural poustiniks · plural poustiniki

  1. A person dwelling in a poustinia.
    1 more example

    It is difficult to simply relate this man, and other poustiniki that I came to know through my lifetime, with what is called a "hermit." There was some kind of difference. The poustinik seemed to be more available. There was a gracious hospitality about him, as if he were never disturbed by anyone who came to visit him.

    1975, Catherine Doherty, Poustinia

Origin

  1. Russianпусты́нник“hermit, anchoret, anchorite”
  2. Englishpoustinik

From Russian пусты́нник (pustýnnik, “hermit, anchoret, anchorite”), from пусты́ня (pustýnja, “desert, wilderness”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with poustinik

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APA

poustinik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poustinik

MLA

“poustinik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poustinik. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poustinik,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poustinik.

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