trade unionist

Also trades-un·ion·ist
Or trade-un·ion·ist

[treyd yoon-yuh-nist]

noun

1. a member of a trade union.

2. a person who favors or advocates trade unionism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trade unionist¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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

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The UK's most senior trade unionist is calling on the government to demonstrate "whose side it is on" following the Labour reshuffle.

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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.

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Mr Cometa is one of thousands of trade unionists who have been attacked in recent years in Colombia which, by some measurements, is the most dangerous place in the world for organised labour.

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She was also a long-standing member of the SNP and a trade unionist with Unison.

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