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strikebreaker

 
Dictionary: strike·break·er   (strīk'brā'kər) pronunciation

n.
One who works or provides an employer with workers during a strike.

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Economics Dictionary: strikebreaker
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An employee hired to replace a striking worker. (See scab.)

WordNet: strikebreaker
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
  Synonyms: scab, blackleg, rat


Translations: Strikebreaker
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - strejkebryder

Nederlands (Dutch)
stakingbreker

Français (French)
n. - briseur de grève

Deutsch (German)
n. - Streikbrecher

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απεργοσπάστης

Italiano (Italian)
crumiro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fura-greve

Русский (Russian)
штрейкбрехер

Español (Spanish)
n. - esquirol, rompehuelgas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - strejkbrytare

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
破坏罢工者

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 破壞罷工者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 파업파괴자, 파업 파괴 직공을 회사에 공급하는 자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スト破り

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مفسد الأضراب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מפר שביתה‬


 
 

 

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