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Russian
Etymology
ша́хта (šáxta, “mine, pit”) + -ёр (-jór)
Pronunciation
Noun
шахтёр • (šaxtjór) m anim (genitive шахтёра, nominative plural шахтёры, genitive plural шахтёров, relational adjective шахтёрский)
- miner, pitman (a person who works in a mine)
- Synonyms: горнорабочий (gornorabočij), горня́к (gornják)
- (politics, Ukraine, dialect, slang) someone from the Donbass region.
Usage notes
Since the 2014 pro-Russian unrest, the miner has become a symbol of the Russian separatists in the Donbass region. One motto used in the Donetsk People's Republic is "шахтёры возродят мощь Донбасса" ("miners will revive Donbass's power").
Declension