D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

-nik

/(nĭk)/ · IPA
01 suff. A suffix attached to other words indicating a person with certain characteristics or associated with a certain group or behavior; as, beatn…
  1. 1.
    A suffix attached to other words indicating a person with certain characteristics or associated with a certain group or behavior; as, beatnik, kibbutznik; it is sometimes used derogatorily; as in no-goodnik, peacenik.