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twenty-five-thousander

twenty-five-thousander noun: one of the approximately 25,000 industrial workers who voluntarily left their homes to do rural work in the kolkhozes in the USSR in the early 1930s.

Noun

twenty-five-thousander (plural twenty-five-thousanders)

  1. (historical) One of the approximately 25,000 industrial workers who voluntarily left their homes to do rural work in the kolkhozes in the USSR in the early 1930s.

Forms of twenty-five-thousander

pluraltwenty-five-thousanders

Origin of twenty-five-thousander

From twenty-five thousand + -er, a calque of Russian двадцатипятитысячники (dvadcatipjatitysjačniki).

Questions about twenty-five-thousander

What does twenty-five-thousander mean?
Twenty-five-thousander means one of the approximately 25,000 industrial workers who voluntarily left their homes to do rural work in the kolkhozes in the USSR in the early 1930s.
What part of speech is twenty-five-thousander?
Twenty-five-thousander is a noun.
What is the plural of twenty-five-thousander?
The plural of twenty-five-thousander is twenty-five-thousanders.

Words near twenty-five-thousander in the dictionary

  1. twenty-firsts
  2. twenty-five
  3. twenty-five cent word
  4. twenty-five cent words
  5. twenty-five-eight
  6. twenty-five-thousander
  7. twenty-five-thousanders
  8. twenty-five/eight
  9. twenty-foot equivalent unit
  10. twenty-foot equivalent units
  11. twenty-four

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