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shock worker

shock worker noun: synonym of udarnik.

Noun

shock worker (plural shock workers)

  1. (historical) Synonym of udarnik.
    Synonyms:
    udarnik

Synonyms of shock worker

Forms of shock worker

pluralshock workers
alternative formshockworker

Origin of shock worker

Calque of Russian уда́рник (udárnik), from уда́р (udár, “strike, blow, shock”) + -ник (-nik).

Questions about shock worker

What does shock worker mean?
Shock worker means synonym of udarnik.
What part of speech is shock worker?
Shock worker is a noun.
What is the plural of shock worker?
The plural of shock worker is shock workers.

Words near shock worker in the dictionary

  1. shock troop
  2. shock troops
  3. shock value
  4. shock wave
  5. shock waves
  6. shock worker
  7. shock workers
  8. shock-headed
  9. shock-stall
  10. shock-stalled
  11. shock-stalling

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