Stakhanovite

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Adjective

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[edit] Etymology

Named from Aleksei Grigor’evich Stakhanov (Алексей Григорьевич Стаханов), a Russian coalminer whose prodigious output was publicised by Stalin as part of a 1935 campaign.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /stə'kɑ:nəvaɪt/

[edit] Noun

Stakhanovite (plural Stakhanovites)

1. An extremely productive or hard-working worker, especially in the former USSR, who may earn special rewards.

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Stakhanovite (comparative more Stakhanovite, superlative most Stakhanovite)

1. Pertaining to a Stakhanovite.

   • 1993: The great galvanised iron shed where the valves were made was a cacophonous and tumultuous place, full of Stakhanovite workers torturing plugs of super-heavy metal with screaming drill bits. — Will Self, My Idea of Fun