stəˈkänəˌvīt, -kan- noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Alexei G. Stakhanov b 1905 Russ. miner who devised a system of higher production + English -ite
: a worker especially in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics whose production is consistently above average and who is therefore awarded recognition and special privileges
said here that Stakhanovites … make more money than members of the government — Joseph Wechsberg