Meanings
nounsamizdatchik (plural samizdatchiki or samizdatchiks)
plural samizdatchiki · plural samizdatchiks
- historicalA person who participates in the practice of samizdat.
Origin
- Russianсамиздатчик
- Englishsamizdatchik
From Russian самиздатчик (samizdatčik), from самиздат (samizdat, “samizdat”) + suffix -чик (-čik).
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APA
samizdatchik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samizdatchik
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“samizdatchik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samizdatchik. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “samizdatchik,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samizdatchik.
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