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стаха́новец — meaning in English

stakhanovets

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English meaning

  • workaholic noun Someone who feels compelled to work constantly, often to an unhealthy degree.
  • workhorse noun A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft/draught horse.

Senses

стаха́новец is used for these senses in English:

  • Stakhanovite (historical) An extremely productive or hard-working worker, especially in the former USSR, who may earn special rewards; a workaholic.
  • workhorse (by extension) Someone or something that does a lot of work; something or someone who works consistently or regularly.

workhorse — full definition

  1. noun A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft/draught horse.
  2. noun A person or piece of equipment that performs a lot of work, especially one heavily relied upon to perform consistently and regularly.

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