trade unionist

American  

[treyd yoon-yuh-nist] / ˈtreɪd ˈyun yə nɪst /

Also trades-unionist or trade-unionist

noun

1. a member of a trade union.

2. a person who favors or advocates trade unionism.

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Etymology

Origin of trade unionist

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Following in the footsteps of her grandfather - famed trade unionist Jimmy Reid - she sought a career in politics, and was elected as a Labour councillor in Lewisham in 2014.

From BBC

"We will continue the fight to the end," farm trade unionist Costas Tzelas told a crowd of a few thousand at central Syntagma Square, including workers opposed to a new collective bargaining law.

From Barron's

Dubbed Peru's first poor president, Castillo, a former trade unionist and rural schoolteacher, won power in 2021 on a wave of frustration with conventional politics.

From BBC

Outside the hotel a group of counter-protesters, including many trade unionists, had gathered.

From BBC

In 1972, in a famous speech at the University of Glasgow, the trade unionist Jimmy Reid said Britain's "major social problem" could be summed up in one word - alienation.

From BBC