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Chekist.

An agent of the Cheka.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An agent of the Cheka.

    historical
  2. A national security official of the KGB, FSB or any of the security services of the Soviet Union or Russian Federation.

    broadly · metonymically
Where this word comes from

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

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