dʊk noun
1.
one of a class of mercenary soldiers in 16th-century Hungary.
2.
an outlaw who engaged in brigandage and irregular warfare against the Turks in the Slavic regions of the Ottoman Empire.
3.
a male servant or attendant dressed in semimilitary Hungarian costume.
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Haiduk, Heyduck or Heiduc (ˈhaɪdʊk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a rural brigand in the European part of the Ottoman Empire | |
| [C17: from Hungarian hajdúk brigands] | |
| Heyduck, Heyduck or Heiduc | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Hungarian hajdúk brigands] | |
| Heiduc, Heyduck or Heiduc | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Hungarian hajdúk brigands] | |
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Haiduk
is always a great word to know.
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