Chekist

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Etymology

From Russian чеки́ст (čekíst) from Чека́ (Čeká) +‎ -ист (-ist).

Noun

Chekist (plural Chekists)

  1. (historical) An agent of the Cheka.
  2. (by extension, metonymic) A national security official of the KGB, FSB or any of the security services of the Soviet Union or Russian Federation.

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