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strikebreaker

[ strahyk-brey-ker ]

noun

  1. a person who takes part in breaking up a strike of workers, either by working or by furnishing workers.


strikebreaker

/ ˈstraɪkˌbreɪkə /

noun

  1. a person who tries to make a strike ineffectual by working or by taking the place of those on strike
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


strikebreaker

  1. An employee hired to replace a striking worker. ( See scab .)


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Derived Forms

  • ˈstrikeˌbreaking, nounadjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of strikebreaker1

First recorded in 1900–05; strike + breaker 1
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Example Sentences

Some had interpreted the request as Activision recruiting “scabs,” or strikebreakers, current employees told The Post.

It was a bold achievement for a community that had first arrived in Waterloo from Mississippi as strikebreakers for the railroad in 1911.

“Strikebreaker,” they groaned, impressed by the wonderful dexterity of the stenographer.

This witness had acted as a strikebreaker up until the time he was subpoenaed.

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