strikebreaker

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strikebreaker

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From strike + breaker.

noun strikebreakers

  1. A non-unionized worker hired to replace a striking union worker.

    Similar: scab, blackleg, scalie

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noun worker hired to replace a striking worker

Españolrompehuelgas, esquirol, carnero, crumiro
한국어파업파괴자 pa'eop'pagoeja
日本語スト破り suto-yaburi
中文工賊 /工贼 gōngzéi
Portuguêsfura-greve
Françaisbriseur de grève, jaune
DeutschStreikbrecher
Italianocrumiro, crumira
Ελληνικάαπεργοσπάστης apergospástis
Românăspărgător de grevă
Русскийштрейкбре́хер štrɛjkbrɛ́xer

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"strikebreaker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/strikebreaker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{strikebreaker_2026,
  title = {strikebreaker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/strikebreaker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}