шахтёр

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ша́хта (šáxta, mine, pit) +‎ -ёр (-jór)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ʂɐxˈtʲɵr]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

шахтёр (šaxtjórm anim (genitive шахтёра, nominative plural шахтёры, genitive plural шахтёров, relational adjective шахтёрский)

  1. miner, pitman (a person who works in a mine)
    Synonyms: горнорабочий (gornorabočij), горня́к (gornják)
  2. (politics, Ukraine, dialect, slang) someone from the Donbass region.

Usage notes[edit]

Since the 2014 pro-Russian unrest, the miner has become a symbol of the Russian separatists in the Donbass region. One motto used in the Donetsk People's Republic is "шахтёры возродят мощь Донбасса" ("miners will revive Donbass's power").

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