Standard Lemma guide

Stakhanovite

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /stəˈkɑːnəvaɪt/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hardworking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of Stakhanovite.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An extremely productive or hardworking worker, especially in the former USSR, who may earn special rewards; a workaholic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

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.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ստախանովյան (staxanovyan) — (USSR) pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working
  • Czech: stachanovský — (USSR) pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working
  • Finnish: stahanovilainen — (USSR) pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working
  • French: stakhanoviste — (USSR) pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working
  • Italian: stacanovista — (USSR) pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working
  • Italian: stacanovistico — (USSR) pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working
  • Italian: stakanovista — (USSR) pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working
  • Italian: stakanovistico — (USSR) pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working
  • Russian: стаха́новский (staxánovskij) — (USSR) pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working
  • Spanish: estajanovista — (USSR) pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working
  • Swedish: stachanovitisk — (USSR) pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working
  • Swedish: stachanovistisk — (USSR) pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working
  • Armenian: ստախանովական (staxanovakan) — udarnik — see also udarnik
  • Chinese Mandarin: 突擊手 /突击手 (tūjīshǒu) — udarnik — see also udarnik
  • Czech: stachanovec — udarnik — see also udarnik
  • Estonian: stahhanovlane — udarnik — see also udarnik
  • Finnish: stahanovilainen — udarnik — see also udarnik
  • French: stakhanoviste — udarnik — see also udarnik
  • German: Stachanower — udarnik — see also udarnik
  • German: Stachanowerin — udarnik — see also udarnik
  • Greek: σταχανοβίτης (stachanovítis) — udarnik — see also udarnik
  • Greek: σταχανοβίτισσα (stachanovítissa) — udarnik — see also udarnik
  • Hungarian: sztahanovista — udarnik — see also udarnik
  • Italian: stacanovista — udarnik — see also udarnik
  • Italian: stakanovista — udarnik — see also udarnik
  • Romanian: stahanovist — udarnik — see also udarnik
  • Romanian: stahanovistă — udarnik — see also udarnik
  • Russian: стаха́новец (staxánovec) — udarnik — see also udarnik
  • Russian: стаха́новка (staxánovka) — udarnik — see also udarnik
  • Spanish: estajanovista — udarnik — see also udarnik
  • Swedish: stachanovit — udarnik — see also udarnik