Chetnik

noun

Chet·​nik chet-ˈnēk 

ˈchet-nik

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 aims

2

: an ultranationalist Serb

Word History

Etymology

Serbian četnik, from četa band, troop

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1