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From Stakhanov + -ite, named after Russian coal miner Alexei Grigoryevich Stakhanov (Aleksei Grigor’evich Stakhanov) whose prodigious output was publicised by Stalin as part of a campaign in 1935.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
stakhanovite
Today it means: An extremely productive or hardworking worker, especially in the former USSR, who may earn special rewards; a workaholic. Full definition →