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Stakhanovite

Syllabification: (Sta·kha·nov·ite)
Pronunciation: /stəˈkänəˌvīt/

Definition of Stakhanovite

noun

  • a worker in the former Soviet Union who was exceptionally hardworking and productive.
  • an exceptionally hardworking or zealous person.

Derivatives

Stakhanovism

Pronunciation: /-ˌvizəm/

noun

Stakhanovist

Pronunciation: /-vist/

noun & adjective

Origin:

1930s: from the name of Aleksei Grigorevich Stakhanov (1906–77), Russian coal miner

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