English
Etymology
Named from w:Aleksei Grigorievich Stakhanov|Aleksei Grigor�evich Stakhanov (�лек�ей ��иго��еви� С�а�анов), a Russian coalminer whose prodigious output was publicised by Stalin as part of a 1935 campaign.
Pronunciation
IPA|/st�'k�:n�vaɪt/
Noun
en-noun
- An extremely productive or hard-working worker, especially in the former USSR, who may earn special rewards.
Adjective
en-adj
- 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
ru:Stakhanovite
Category:English eponyms
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