jazznik
English edit
Etymology edit
From jazz (“music”) + -nik (“person who exemplifies or endorses something”).
From the Slavic suffix, as seen on Russian: -ник (-nik). This suffix experienced a surge in English coinages for nicknames and diminutives after the 1957 Russian launch of the Sputnik spacecraft. Compare beatnik.
Noun edit
jazznik (plural jazzniks)
- (informal, dated) An enthusiast of jazz music.