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Etymology

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сме́на (sména) +‎ -щик (-ščik)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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сме́нщик (sménščikm anim (genitive сме́нщика, nominative plural сме́нщики, genitive plural сме́нщиков, feminine сме́нщица)

  1. one who alternates shifts with another (e.g. on the same machine)
  2. (theater) understudy

Declension

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