Stakhanovite

English

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /stəˈkɑːnəvaɪt/

Noun

Stakhanovite (plural Stakhanovites)

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

Adjective

Stakhanovite (comparative more Stakhanovite, superlative most Stakhanovite)

1. Pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working.
   • 1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun

     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.