Chekist

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Etymology

From Russian чеки́ст (čekíst) from Чека́ (Čeká) +‎ -ист (-ist).

Noun

Chekist (plural Chekists)

1. (historical) An agent of the Cheka.
2. (by extension, metonymic) A national security official of the KGB, FSB or any of the security services of the Soviet Union or Russian Federation.

Alternative forms

• Tchekist

Translations

agent of the Cheka

Armenian: չեկիստ (hy) (čʻekist) Belarusian: чэкі́ст m (čekíst), чэкі́стка f (čekístka) Czech: čekista (cs) m anim, čekistka f Estonian: tšekist Finnish: tšekisti French: tchékiste (fr) m or f Georgian: ჩეკისტი (čeḳisṭi) German: Tschekist m, Tschekistin f Italian: cekista m or f Norwegian: Nynorsk: tsjekist m Polish: czekista (pl) m, czekistka f Portuguese: tchekista m or f Russian: чеки́ст (ru) m (čekíst), чеки́стка (ru) f (čekístka) Slovak: čekist m, čekistka f Spanish: chequista m or f Ukrainian: чекі́ст m (čekíst), чекі́стка f (čekístka) Yiddish: טשעקיסט m (tshekist)

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