hammer and sickle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhæm.ɚ‿n̩‿sɪkl̩/ (Canada, US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhæ.mə.rən(d)ˌsɪ.kəl/
Etymology
The symbol was developed by Yevgeny Kamzolkin in 1917, based on antetypes like hammer and pick (symbol of mining). The hammer represents workers, while the sickle represents farmers.
Meanings
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A depiction of a sickle crossed with a hammer, used as a symbol of communism and the Soviet Union.
He remembers the [train] journeys fondly—the vast expanses of the Soviet empire rolling by, the glasses of tea served in metal cup holders embossed with the hammer and sickle.
2022 December 7, Simon Shuster, “2022 Person of the Year: Volodymyr Zelensky”, in Time, archived from the original on 28 Feb 2025:
- (metonymically) Socialism or communism itself.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hammers and sickles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sickle and hammer · hamsicle · hamsick · hammered and sickled
Relateds
Translations (80)
ro secera și ciocanul (symbol of communism) · oc la fauç e lo martèl (symbol of communism) · km ញញួរនិងកណ្ដៀវ (symbol of communism) · ug ئورغاق ۋە بولقا (symbol of communism) · fa-ira دَاس و چَکُش (symbol of communism) · hu sarló és kalapács (symbol of communism) · da hammer og segl (symbol of communism) · mn алх хадуур (symbol of communism) · tr orak ve çekiç (symbol of communism) · uk серп і мо́лот (symbol of communism) · et sirp ja vasar (symbol of communism) · ba ураҡ һәм сүкеш (symbol of communism) · nn hammar och sigd (symbol of communism) · oc fauç e martèl (symbol of communism) · lt kūjis ir pjautuvas (symbol of communism) · ka ნამგალი და ურო (symbol of communism) · ms tukul dan sabit (symbol of communism) · pt foice e martelo (symbol of communism) · km ញញួរ កណ្ដៀវ (symbol of communism) · ru серп и мо́лот (symbol of communism) · eu igitaia eta mailua (symbol of communism) · fr faumar (symbol of communism) · lv sirpis un āmurs (symbol of communism) · sk kosak a kladivo (symbol of communism) · id palu arit (symbol of communism) · sw nyundo na mundu (symbol of communism) · cv ҫурлапа мӑлатук (symbol of communism) · he פטיש ומגל (symbol of communism) · ko 낫과 망치 (symbol of communism) · uz oʻroq va bolgʻa (symbol of communism) · ja 鎌と槌 (symbol of communism) · be серп і мо́лат (symbol of communism) · tk orak ve çekiç (symbol of communism) · ky орок менен балка (symbol of communism) · hy մուրճ եւ մանգաղ (symbol of communism) · te సుత్తి మరియు కొడవలి (symbol of communism) · tr orak-çekiç (symbol of communism) · th ค้อนเคียว (symbol of communism) · ckb چەکوچ و داس (symbol of communism) · el σφυροδρέπανο (symbol of communism) · kk орақ пен балға (symbol of communism) · es hoz y martillo (symbol of communism) · hi हथौड़ा और हँसिया (symbol of communism) · nog орак пан шоькиш (symbol of communism) · it falce e martello (symbol of communism) · mk срп и че́кан (symbol of communism) · kum оракъ ва чёкюч (symbol of communism) · ro сечера ши чиоканул (symbol of communism) · sah сиэрпэ уонна өтүйэ (symbol of communism) · ca falç i martell (symbol of communism) · fi sirppi ja vasara (symbol of communism) · az oraq və çəkic (symbol of communism) · nl hamer en sikkel (symbol of communism) · ga casúr agus corrán (symbol of communism) · sv hammaren och skäran (symbol of communism) · az ораг вә чәкиҹ (symbol of communism) · hu sarló-kalapács (symbol of communism) · bg сърп и чук (symbol of communism) · fr la faucille et le marteau (symbol of communism) · cmn 錘子與鐮刀 /锤子与镰刀 (symbol of communism) · nb hammer och sigd (symbol of communism) · fr faucille et marteau (symbol of communism) · pl sierp i młot (symbol of communism) · tg дос ва болға (symbol of communism) · ar اَلْمِطْرَقَة وَالْمِنْجَل (symbol of communism) · ja 鎌とハンマー (symbol of communism) · is hamar og sigð (symbol of communism) · sh srp i čekić (symbol of communism) · alt оргок то маска (symbol of communism) · sl srp in kladivo (symbol of communism) · eo rikoltilo kaj martelo (symbol of communism) · dz ཟོརཝ་དང་ཐོཝ (symbol of communism) · sh срп и чекић (symbol of communism) · de Hammer und Sichel (symbol of communism) · tt урак һәм чүкеч (symbol of communism) · vi búa và liềm (symbol of communism) · uz ўроқ ва болға (symbol of communism) · ast foz y martiellu (symbol of communism) · cs srp a kladivo (symbol of communism) · cy morthwyl a chryman (symbol of communism)