Strikebreaker – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
strikebreaker
n.
one who violates a workers' strike by working or furnishing workers for an employer, one hired to replace a striking worker
Strikebreaker
A
strikebreaker (sometimes derogatorily called a
scab,
blackleg, 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 after or during the strike to keep the organization running. "Strikebreakers" may also refer to workers (union members or not) who cross
picket lines to work.
strikebreaker
Noun
1. someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
(synonym) scab, blackleg, rat
(hypernym) worker
strikebreaker
Synonyms and related words:
apostate, backslider, blackleg, bolter, collaborationist, collaborator, convert, defector, deserter, fifth columnist, fink, mugwump, proselyte, quisling, rat, recidivist, recreant, renegade, renegado, renegate, reversionist, runagate, scab, schismatic, seceder, secessionist, separatist, tergiversant, tergiversator, traitor, turnabout, turncoat, turntail
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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