Russian

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Etymology

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наём (najóm) +‎ -ник (-nik)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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наёмник (najómnikm anim (genitive наёмника, nominative plural наёмники, genitive plural наёмников, feminine наёмница)

  1. mercenary, hireling (person employed to fight)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • наёмник in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru