солдафон

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [səɫdɐˈfon]

Noun

солдафо́н • (soldafónm anim (genitive солдафо́на, nominative plural солдафо́ны, genitive plural солдафо́нов)

  1. (derogatory) a rude and uncultured man from the military
  2. (sarcastic, derogatory) a military officer whose interests and experience are strongly limited by his professional knowledge
  3. (colloquial, derogatory, figuratively) a rude or aggressive man
    Synonyms: мужла́н (mužlán), дуболо́м (dubolóm)

Declension