Zek
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /zɛk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Zek is a noun meaning A prisoner at a Russian prison, especially (historical) at a Soviet labour camp.
Meaning
A prisoner at a Russian prison, especially (historical) at a Soviet labour camp.
Example Sentences
Every prisoner who recants is a potential influence on other zeks to do likewise.
There are the zeks, the survivors of the gulags, some honest about their experiences, others still deluded or traumatised decades later.
Word Forms
- zeks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kapo, prisoner, german, jailbird, kulack, capo.
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