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单词 strikebreaker
释义

strikebreaker

[ strahyk-brey-ker ]
/ ˈstraɪkˌbreɪ kər /

noun

a person who takes part in breaking up a strike of workers, either by working or by furnishing workers.

Origin of strikebreaker

First recorded in 1900–05; strike + breaker1

Words nearby strikebreaker

strike a bargain, strike a chord, strike a happy medium, strike benefit, strikebound, strikebreaker, strikebreaking, strike down, strike fault, strike force, strike it rich
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Example sentences from the Web for strikebreaker

  • Strikebreaker,” they groaned, impressed by the wonderful dexterity of the stenographer.

    The Triumph of Virginia Dale|John Francis, Jr.
  • This witness had acted as a strikebreaker up until the time he was subpoenaed.

    The Everett massacre|Walker C. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for strikebreaker

strikebreaker
/ (ˈstraɪkˌbreɪkə) /

noun

a person who tries to make a strike ineffectual by working or by taking the place of those on strike

Derived forms of strikebreaker

strikebreaking, noun, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for strikebreaker

strikebreaker

An employee hired to replace a striking worker. (See scab.)

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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