concept
Kolbasnik
sausage-eater
also: колбасник, колбасником
Common Russian slang for a German, literally "sausage-man," mocking the stereotype of German fondness for sausage; used here half-affectionately of the engineer Imbs.
Reading notes
- Russian Coal §4 sausage-eater
"Kolbasnik" (literally "sausage-man"), a common Russian slang nickname for Germans, mocking their reputation for sausage-eating -- used here half-affectionately for the earnest engineer Imbs.