-nik


-nik

suff. One associated with or characterized by: beatnik; peacenik.
[Yiddish and Russian (Yiddish, from Russian), of Slavic origin.]

-nik

suffix forming nouns denoting a person associated with a specified state, belief, or quality: beatnik; refusenik. [C20: from Russian -nik, as in Sputnik, and influenced by Yiddish -nik (agent suffix)]

-nik

a suffix of nouns that refer, often in a derogatory way, to persons who espouse a cause, represent a cultural attitude, or are ardent enthusiasts of a thing or phenomenon: beatnik; computernik; filmnik; peacenik. [< Yiddish (compare nudnik) < Slavic: a personal suffix in Slavic languages in contact with Yiddish]