- strikebreaker
- noun Date: 1904 a person hired to replace a striking worker
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strikebreaker
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strikebreaker — strike·break·er / strīk ˌbrā kər/ n: an individual hired to replace a striking worker Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. strikebreaker … Law dictionary
strikebreaker — strike‧break‧er [ˈstraɪkˌbreɪkə ǁ ər] noun [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES someone who is paid to do the work of a worker who is on strike: • During the strike, the management successfully employed strikebreakers. see also blackleg strikebreaking… … Financial and business terms
strikebreaker — [strīk′brāk΄ər] n. a person who is active in trying to break up a strike, as by working as a scab, supplying scabs for the employer, intimidating strikers, etc. strikebreaking n … English World dictionary
strikebreaker — UK [ˈstraɪkˌbreɪkə(r)] / US [ˈstraɪkˌbreɪkər] noun [countable] Word forms strikebreaker : singular strikebreaker plural strikebreakers a worker who refuses to take part in a strike, or a worker who does the job of someone who is taking part in a… … English dictionary
Strikebreaker — A strikebreaker (also called scab or knobstick) is a person who works despite an ongoing strike. Strikebreakers are usually individuals who are not employed by the company prior to the trade union dispute, but rather hired prior to or during the… … Wikipedia
Strikebreaker (short story) — Strikebreaker Author Isaac Asimov Country United States Language English Genre(s) science fiction short story … Wikipedia
strikebreaker — {n.} One who takes the place of workers on strike or one who recruits such people. * /The striking workers threw rotten eggs at the strikebreakers./ … Dictionary of American idioms
strikebreaker — {n.} One who takes the place of workers on strike or one who recruits such people. * /The striking workers threw rotten eggs at the strikebreakers./ … Dictionary of American idioms
strikebreaker — /struyk bray keuhr/, n. a person who takes part in breaking up a strike of workers, either by working or by furnishing workers. [1900 05; STRIKE + BREAKER1] * * * … Universalium
strikebreaker — noun A non unionized worker hired to replace a striking union worker. Syn: scab See Also: strikebreaking … Wiktionary
