Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - nik

~ suffix informal in nouns someone who is connected with something or enjoys something  (a computernik (=someone who works with or is very keen on computers) | a peacenik (=someone who supports peace)) nil ~ n 1 nothing  (The new machine reduced labour costs to almost nil.) 2 BrE the number zero, used in sports results  (Our team won by two goals to nil.)