English Explanatory Dictionary

Stakhanovite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An extremely productive or hardworking worker, especially in the former USSR, who may earn special rewards; a workaholic.
adj
  1. Pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hardworking.
adj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Stakhanovite.

Pronunciation

/stəˈkɑːnəvaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Stakhanovite.wav

Word forms

Stakhanovite Stakhanovites more Stakhanovite most Stakhanovite

Etymology

From Stakhanov + -ite, named after Russian coal miner Alexei Grigoryevich Stakhanov (Aleksei Grigor’evich Stakhanov) whose prodigious output was publicised by Stalin as part of a campaign in 1935.

Related words

Stakhanovism udarnik
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