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

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.

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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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