English
Likudnik
Likudnik comes from Hebrew לִיכּוּד ‘Likud’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentלִיכּוּדlikúd‘Likud’literally ‘consolidation’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentלִיכּוּדנִיקlikúdnik
- Englishearliest quotation 1984Likudnik
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Hebrew1880s–presentלִיכּוּדlikúd‘Likud’literally ‘consolidation’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentלִיכּוּדנִיקlikúdnik
- Englishearliest quotation 1984Likudnik
Earliest quotation: 1984, Conor Cruise O’Brien, What the Israeli debate is about: “The elections did show the expected quite sharp drop…”
Every English word from Hebrew לִיכּוּד
Today it means
noun A supporter of the Israeli political party Likud.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew לִיכּוּד / Likudnik