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Chekist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An agent of the Cheka.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, metonymically

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: չեկիստ (čʻekist) — agent of the Cheka
  • Belarusian: чэкі́ст (čekíst) — agent of the Cheka
  • Belarusian: чэкі́стка (čekístka) — agent of the Cheka
  • Czech: čekista — agent of the Cheka
  • Czech: čekistka — agent of the Cheka
  • Estonian: tšekist — agent of the Cheka
  • Finnish: tšekisti — agent of the Cheka
  • French: tchékiste — agent of the Cheka
  • Georgian: ჩეკისტი (čeḳisṭi) — agent of the Cheka
  • German: Tschekist — agent of the Cheka
  • German: Tschekistin — agent of the Cheka
  • Italian: cekista — agent of the Cheka
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tsjekist — agent of the Cheka
  • Polish: czekista — agent of the Cheka
  • Polish: czekistka — agent of the Cheka
  • Portuguese: tchekista — agent of the Cheka
  • Russian: чеки́ст (čekíst) — agent of the Cheka
  • Russian: чеки́стка (čekístka) — agent of the Cheka
  • Slovak: čekist — agent of the Cheka
  • Slovak: čekistka — agent of the Cheka
  • Spanish: chequista — agent of the Cheka
  • Ukrainian: чекі́ст (čekíst) — agent of the Cheka
  • Ukrainian: чекі́стка (čekístka) — agent of the Cheka
  • Yiddish: טשעקיסט (tshekist) — agent of the Cheka