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strikebreaker

UK
/ˈstraɪkˌbreɪ.kə/
US
/ˈstraɪkˌbreɪ.kɚ/

Translations

strikebreakernoun
strikebreakers
pl
UK
/ˈstraɪkˌbreɪ.kə/
US
/ˈstraɪkˌbreɪ.kɚ/
The company hired a strikebreaker to continue operations during the workers' strike.
Компания наняла штрейкбрехера, чтобы продолжить работу во время забастовки рабочих.
Synonyms
scab
blackleg
nonunionist
strike buster
strikebreakeradjective
UK
/ˈstraɪkˌbreɪkə/
US
/ˈstraɪkˌbreɪkər/
Used attributively before a noun to denote connection with strikebreakers (e.g., "strikebreaker tactics").

Definitions

strikebreakernoun
A person who works or is employed in place of others who are on strike, thereby making the strike ineffectual.
The company hired a strikebreaker to keep the factory running during the labor dispute.
An individual, employer, or agent who seeks to disrupt or end a strike, often by replacing strikers or applying pressure.
Management hired a private security firm that acted as strikebreakers to intimidate the workers.
strikebreakeradjective
Relating to or characteristic of strikebreakers or strikebreaking.
The government passed strikebreaker laws that penalized picketing workers.
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