Serbian term for a brigand, often possessing positive - social bandit - connotations. (Fine, John V.A. Jr. The Late Medieval Balkans, 623) Related terms: Klepht

rebel, outlaw

Hajduk (or haiduk, haiduc, hayduck, hayduk) is a term most commonly referring to outlaws, highwaymen or freedom fighters in the Balkans. Forms of the word in various languages include haiduc (Romanian) hajdúk (Hungarian) hajduk (Albanian), хајдук/hajduk (Serbian), hajduk (Croatian), ајдук (ayduk) (Macedonian), хайдут (haydut) (Bulgarian), aiducco (Italian), haïdouk (French), haydut (Turkish), hajduk (Bosnian).