/ ˈpiːsnɪk; NAmE / noun
( informal , sometimes disapproving ) a pacifist (= sb who believes war and violence are always wrong and refuses to fight)
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: from peace + -nik .
/ ˈpiːsnɪk; NAmE / noun
( informal , sometimes disapproving ) a pacifist (= sb who believes war and violence are always wrong and refuses to fight)
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: from peace + -nik .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005