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Haiduk
or Hey·duck, Hey·duke, Hey·duc
[ hahy-dook ]
noun
- one of a class of mercenary soldiers in 16th-century Hungary.
- an outlaw who engaged in brigandage and irregular warfare against the Turks in the Slavic regions of the Ottoman Empire.
- a male servant or attendant dressed in semimilitary Hungarian costume.
Haiduk
/ ˈhaɪdʊk /
noun
- a rural brigand in the European part of the Ottoman Empire
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Haiduk1
< Hungarian hajdúk, plural of hajdú
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Haiduk1
C17: from Hungarian hajdúk brigands
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Example Sentences
The young Lord, the haiduk, the master of the hounds, and the fool were entertaining themselves playing ball.
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Nothing; for the haiduk, whose duty it was to sleep on the threshold, had been taken away to join the watch on Viola.
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He will have Skinner before him, a haiduk in the rear, and me at the table; we'll show you sport, my boy!
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