KULAK

Etymology

Noun

kulak (plural kulaks or kulaki)

(historical) A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers.

Usage notes

During Soviet state collectivization of farming in the 1920s and 1930s the label kulak, implying “tight-fisted”, was applied pejoratively to land-owning peasants in general.

Synonyms

• kurkul

Hypernyms

• employer

• petit bourgeois

Anagrams

• Kukla, Kulka

Proper noun

Kulak (plural Kulaks)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kulak is the 25187th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 984 individuals. Kulak is most common among White (96.54%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Kukla, Kulka

Source: Wiktionary



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