Stakhanovite

//stəˈkɑːnəvaɪt// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An extremely productive or hardworking worker, especially in the former USSR, who may earn special rewards; a workaholic. historical

    "Nevertheless, few outstanding Stakhanovites remained at the bench for very long. Even if they stayed on the enterprise payroll, they ceased to be workers, becoming instead living icons."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hardworking.

    "Perhaps he was convinced that a more Stakhanovite nation would, simply because of its absolute ethical commitment to community and service, in some way decide to take from the rich and give to the poor; […]"

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Stakhanovite. alt-of

    "The stakhanovite productivity of Robert Pollard shows few signs of letting up."

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udarnik

Example

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"Nevertheless, few outstanding Stakhanovites remained at the bench for very long. Even if they stayed on the enterprise payroll, they ceased to be workers, becoming instead living icons."

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.

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