kontraktniki
kontraktniki is the plural of kontraktnik.
Meaning of kontraktnik
Noun
kontraktnik (plural kontraktniks or kontraktniki)
- A voluntary professional soldier of Russia under contract (not a conscript soldier).
- The kontraktniki, some with criminal backgrounds, others veterans of police and military units, are among the most feared of Russian forces, and the ones most often alleged to have committed atrocities.2000 February 28, Olivia Ward, “Nightmare of Russian violence reported by Chechens”, in The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, Ont., →ISSN, →OCLC, page F10, column 5
Origin of kontraktniki
From Russian контра́ктники (kontráktniki).
Questions about kontraktniki
- What is kontraktniki the plural of?
- Kontraktniki is the plural of kontraktnik.
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