STAKHANOVITE


Meaning of STAKHANOVITE in English

[ stə'kα:nəvʌɪt , -'kanə- ]

■ noun a worker, especially in the former USSR, who is exceptionally productive or zealous.

Derivatives

Stakhanovism noun

Stakhanovist noun & adjective

Origin

1930s: from the name of the Russian coal miner Aleksei Grigorevich Stakhanov .

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