Main Entry:

Chet·nik

Pronunciation:

\chet-ˈnēk, ˈchet-nik\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Serbian četnik, from četa band, troop

Date:

1909

1: an irregular Slav soldier in the Balkans ; especially : a member of various irregular Serbian military forces that in periods of disorder (as during World War II and following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991) pursued ultranationalist aims2: an ultranationalist Serb