jazznik means an enthusiast of jazz music. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
Etymology
From jazz (“music”) + -nik (“person who exemplifies or endorses something”).
From the Slavic suffix, as seen on Russian: -ник (-nik). This suffix experienced a surge in English coinages for nicknames and diminutives after the 1957 Russian launch of the Sputnik spacecraft. Compare beatnik.
noun
- An enthusiast of jazz music.