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