"strikebreaker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: strikebreakers [plural]
Etymology: strike + breaker Etymology templates: {{compound|en|strike|breaker}} strike + breaker Head templates: {{en-noun}} strikebreaker (plural strikebreakers)
  1. A non-unionized worker hired to replace a striking union worker. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: scab [pejorative], blackleg [pejorative], scalie [pejorative] Related terms: strikebreaking Translations (worker hired to replace a striking worker): գործադուլաբեկ (gorcadulabek) (Armenian), շտրեյկբրեխեր (štreykbrexer) (Armenian), штрэйкбрэ́хер (štrejkbréxjer) [masculine] (Belarusian), штрайкбрэ́хер (štrajkbréxjer) [masculine] (Belarusian), стачкоизме́нник (stačkoizménnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), стачкоизме́нничка (stačkoizménnička) [feminine] (Bulgarian), esquirol [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 工賊 (Chinese Mandarin), 工贼 (gōngzéi) (Chinese Mandarin), stávkokaz [masculine] (Czech), skruebrækker (Danish), stakingsbreker (Dutch), streigimurdja (Estonian), rikkuri (Finnish), briseur de grève [masculine] (French), jaune (French), esquirol [masculine] (Galician), crebafolgas [feminine, masculine] (Galician), quebrafolgas [feminine, masculine] (Galician), შტრაიკბრეხერი (šṭraiḳbrexeri) (Georgian), Streikbrecher [masculine] (German), απεργοσπάστης (apergospástis) [masculine] (Greek), bristeoir stailce [masculine] (Irish), crumiro [masculine] (Italian), crumira [feminine] (Italian), スト破り (suto-yaburi) (Japanese), 파업파괴자 (pa'eop'pagoeja) (Korean), neustholkeyr [masculine] (Manx), łamistrajk [masculine] (Polish), fura-greve (Portuguese), spărgător de grevă [masculine] (Romanian), штрейкбре́хер (štrɛjkbrɛ́xer) [masculine] (Russian), rompehuelgas [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), esquirol [Spain, masculine] (Spanish), carnero (english: River Plate region) [masculine] (Spanish), strejkbrytare [common-gender] (Swedish), svartfot [common-gender] (Swedish), guling [common-gender] (Swedish), eskirol (Tagalog), штрейкбре́хер (štrejkbréxer) [masculine] (Ukrainian), штрайкбре́хер (štrajkbréxer) [masculine] (Ukrainian), страйкбре́хер (strajkbréxer) [masculine] (Ukrainian), torrwr streic [masculine] (Welsh)

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          "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
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      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
      "word": "შტრაიკბრეხერი"
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      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
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      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
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      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
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      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
      "word": "파업파괴자"
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      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
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      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "łamistrajk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
      "word": "fura-greve"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spărgător de grevă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "štrɛjkbrɛ́xer",
      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "штрейкбре́хер"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rompehuelgas"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
      "tags": [
        "Spain",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esquirol"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "River Plate region",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "carnero"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "strejkbrytare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "svartfot"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "guling"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
      "word": "eskirol"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "štrejkbréxer",
      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "штрейкбре́хер"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "štrajkbréxer",
      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "штрайкбре́хер"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "strajkbréxer",
      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "страйкбре́хер"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "worker hired to replace a striking worker",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "torrwr streic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "strikebreaker"
}

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