English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Russian зэ́к (zɛ́k), probably representing a pronunciation of з/к (z/k), Soviet abbreviation of заключённый (zaključónnyj, “prisoner”).

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zek (plural zeks)

A prisoner at a Russian prison, especially ( historical ) at a Soviet labour camp. 1988 , Stefani Hoffman, translating Natan Sharansky, Fear No Evil , p. 235: Every prisoner who recants is a potential influence on other zeks to do likewise.

, Stefani Hoffman, translating Natan Sharansky, , p. 235: 2004, Jason Burke, The Observer, 8 Feb 2004: There are the zeks, the survivors of the gulags, some honest about their experiences, others still deluded or traumatised decades later.

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