Chetnik
[ chet-neek, chet-nik ]
/ tʃɛtˈnik, ˈtʃɛt nɪk /
noun
a member of a Serbian nationalist group that fought against the Turks in the early part of the 20th century and carried on guerrilla warfare during World War I and II.
Origin of Chetnik
1905–10; < Serbo-Croatian
čȅtnīk guerrilla, equivalent to
čȅt(a) troop (cognate with Old Russian
cheta, Czech
četa) +
-nīk agent suffix (cf.
-nik)
British Dictionary definitions for chetnik
Chetnik
/ (ˈtʃɛtnɪk, tʃɛtˈniːk) /
noun
a Serbian nationalist belonging to a group that fought against the Turks before World War I and engaged in guerrilla warfare during both World Wars
a member of a Serbian nationalist paramilitary group fighting to retain Serbian influence in the countries which formerly constituted Yugoslavia
Word Origin for Chetnik
from Serbian
četnik, from
četa troop