"badnik" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: badniks [plural]
Etymology: bad + -nik Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bad|nik}} bad + -nik Head templates: {{en-noun}} badnik (plural badniks)
  1. A bad or wicked person. Related terms: nogoodnik
    Sense id: en-badnik-en-noun-whxeUSkf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -nik

Inflected forms

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