Stakhanovite
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Stakhanovite
Translation of Russian stakhánovets (1935), after Alekseǐ Grigorʾevich Stakhanov (1906–77), Soviet coal miner, whose productivity was the focus of a propaganda campaign; see -ite 1
Example Sentences
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The Yorkshire Post poached him to be their man in Halifax, where Sir Bernard chewed Woodbine tobacco and became known for his Stakhanovite work ethic.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2023
He refused to consider himself a special case—he was simply a Stakhanovite.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 27, 2018
The Brits who lived through war and austerity and rationing were rewarded with the union of a Stakhanovite stiff and a handsome chancer.
From Slate ● May 19, 2018
A cheeky lad in cartoonish glasses and weird, elegant clothes, he stood out at the RCA immediately, not least for the Stakhanovite intensity of his working day.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 13, 2017
Donovan seems to possess the Stakhanovite work ethic of a Soviet coal miner.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2012
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