1. a Russian peasant or farm laborer, especially one of the former serf class
Usage: historical; also spelled muzhik

Examples

• The mujik worked the land for the nobleman under the old feudal system.
• In 19th-century Russian literature, the mujik was often portrayed as a symbol of the common people.
• After the emancipation, many mujiks became independent landowners.
• Tolstoy's novels frequently depicted the lives of mujiks in rural Russia.
• The mujik's daily labor was essential to the agricultural economy of Imperial Russia.