REFUSENIK


Meaning of REFUSENIK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also re·fus·nik ri-ˈfyüz-(ˌ)nik

Etymology: part translation of Russian otkaznik, from otkaz refusal

Date: 1974

1. : a Soviet citizen and especially a Jew refused permission to emigrate

2. : a person who refuses or declines something

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.