strikebreaker

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Noun strikebreaker has 1 sense

scab, strikebreaker, blackleg, rat - someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
--₁ is a kind of worker

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Strikebreaker

Description

A strikebreaker is an individual hired to work during a strike or labor dispute to keep the operations of a company running when the regular workforce is on strike.

Part of Speech

Noun

Sense 1

A person hired to substitute for a striking worker

Example Sentence:

During the labor strike, the company hired several strikebreakers to keep the factory running.

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