Stakhanovite

[ stuh-kah-nuh-vahyt, -kan-uh- ]

noun

1. a worker in the Soviet Union who regularly surpassed production quotas and was specially honored and rewarded.

adjective

1. of or relating to a Stakhanovite or to Stakhanovism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Stakhanovite¹

Translation of Russian stakhánovets (1935), after Alekseǐ Grigorʾevich Stakhanov (1906–77), Soviet coal miner, whose productivity was the focus of a propaganda campaign; -ite ¹

Example Sentences

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

A single word came to mind: “Stakhanovite.”

From New York Times

A few people yearn to be lotus-eaters, although the ones we hear about will be those Stakhanovite souls who tirelessly churn out a daily Substack newsletter about the joys of doing nothing.

From New York Times

I tweet it all day, I tweet it at night: I troll to be a Stakhanovite.

From Washington Post

Animal rights activist Patrick Battuello runs a website dedicated to naming every horse killed on US tracks - a Stakhanovite task carried out by daily scanning of racecard reports and regular Freedom of Information Act filings.

From The Guardian