Stakhanovian

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adjective

Extremely productive or hard-working, especially in the context of the former USSR, where such workers could earn special rewards.

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Meanings

adjectiveStakhanovian (comparative more Stakhanovian, superlative most Stakhanovian)

comparative more Stakhanovian · superlative most Stakhanovian

  1. Extremely productive or hard-working, especially in the context of the former USSR, where such workers could earn special rewards.

Origin

From Stakhanov + -ian, named after Russian coal miner Алексе́й Григо́рьевич Стаха́нов (Aleksei Grigor’evich Stakhanov) whose prodigious output was publicised by Stalin as part of a 1935 campaign.

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APA

Stakhanovian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stakhanovian

MLA

“Stakhanovian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stakhanovian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stakhanovian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stakhanovian.

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