Muzhik (Noun)
Meaning
A Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The muzhik trudged through the muddy fields, exhausted from a long day of labor.
- During the Russian Revolution, many muzhiks saw it as an opportunity to take control of their own destinies.
- With his worn-out boots and tattered clothing, the muzhik blended seamlessly into the crowd of fellow villagers.
- Life as a muzhik was marked by endless toil and hardship, with little respite or hope for a better future.
- As the muzhik plowed his small plot of land, he knew that the taxes imposed by the nobility would leave him with barely enough to survive.