стрелочник

Russian

Etymology

стре́лка (strélka) + -ник (-nik)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈstrʲeɫət͡ɕnʲɪk]

Noun

стре́лочник (stréločnik) m anim (genitive стре́лочника, nominative plural стре́лочники, genitive plural стре́лочников)

  1. (rail transport) switchman, pointsman
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) scapegoat, whipping boy

Declension

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