Meaning Of The Word Strikebreaker

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strikebreaker
countable noun: A strikebreaker is a person who continues to work during a strike, or someone who takes over the work of a person who is on strike.

strikebreaker in American English
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.
noun: a person who takes part in breaking up a strike of workers, either by working or by furnishing workers

strikebreaker in British English
noun: a person who tries to make a strike ineffectual by working or by taking the place of those on strike

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