# serdyuk

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. a Cossack soldier who serves as a mercenary for the hetman under the Zaporizhian Army.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian сердю́к (serdjúk), in turn originated from Ottoman Turkish سورتوك (“streetwalker, dirty vagrant”). Compare Turkish sürtük.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/serdyuk