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heyduke

heyduke is the alternative spelling of hajduk.

Meaning of hajduk

Noun

hajduk (plural hajduks)

  1. (historical) An outlaw, highwayman, or freedom fighter in the Balkans.
  2. (archaic) A mercenary foot soldier in Hungary.
  3. (historical) A halberdier of a Hungarian noble.
  4. (historical) An attendant in German or Hungarian courts.

See all 5 meanings of hajduk

Forms of heyduke

pluralheydukes

Questions about heyduke

What is heyduke the alternative spelling of?
Heyduke is the alternative spelling of hajduk.

Words near heyduke in the dictionary

  1. heyduc
  2. heyduck
  3. heyducks
  4. heyducs
  5. heyduk
  6. heyduke
  7. heydukes
  8. heyduks
  9. heye
  10. heyem
  11. Heyen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: heyduke (page history and authors); hajduk (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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