Stakhanovite
[stuh-kah-nuh-vahyt, -kan-uh-] /stəˈkɑ nəˌvaɪt, -ˈkæn ə-/
noun
1.
a worker in the Soviet Union who regularly surpassed production quotas and was specially honored and rewarded.
adjective
2.
of or relating to a Stakhanovite or to Stakhanovism.
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