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Stakhanovite

Sta·kha·nov·ite [ stə knə vt ]


noun  (plural Sta·kha·nov·ites)
Definition:
 
effective Soviet worker: in the former Soviet Union, a worker who received a reward for increasing production



adjective 
Definition:
 
rewarding hard work: rewarding people who work very hard, especially in the former Soviet Union

[Mid-20th century. After Aleksei Grigorevich Stakhanov (1906-1977), Soviet mine worker]
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