Tschekist
German, noun/tʃeˈkɪst/
Tschekist is a German masculine noun meaning “Chekist (member of the Cheka)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Tschekist mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineChekist (member of the Cheka)
- 2
masculinea member of any secret security agency in a Communist country (used e.g. as an informal self-designation by Stasi members)
- 3
masculinea member of such an agency in another totalitarian regime
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Tschekist
- Tschekisten genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tschekist?
- /tʃeˈkɪst/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Tschekist
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.