twenty-five-thousander en · NOUN
Etymology
From twenty-five thousand + -er, a calque of Russian двадцатипятитысячники (dvadcatipjatitysjačniki).
Meanings
- (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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| twenty-five-thousanders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |