tovarich

plural tovariches

1. alternativeAlternative form of tovarish.

   It's our own Russian tovarich, Dimitri, an authority on woodland and shrubs.

   2011, Gordon John Harrison, But That's Absurd: A Tall Story Without That Most Common Fifth Sign of Our ABC, page 70

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   Blade gulped and said as steadily as possible, “I'm looking for work, tovarich.” The sneer increased, exposing more of the yellow upper teeth, as the leathery face moved forward to intimidate, “I'm not your tovarich, maggot!”

   1999, Don W. Shields, David Nickeson, Just a Matter of Times: Adventures of David Blade, page 173

   So when he got his hands on that cocaine, he decided to play a little game with the tovarich fellow.

   2005, Arturo Perez-Reverte, Queen of the South, page 212

   What possible reason would anyone have for sabotaging your parachute, tovarich?

   2007, David Michaels, Daniel Brenton, Red Moon, page 251