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strike·break·er    Audio Help   [strahyk-brey-ker] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a person who takes part in breaking up a strike of workers, either by working or by furnishing workers.

[Origin: 1900–05; strike + breaker1]
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strike·break·er    Audio Help   (strīk'brā'kər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   One who works or provides an employer with workers during a strike.

strike'break'ing n.
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strikebreaker

noun
someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike [syn: scab

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
strikebreaker

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


[Chapter:] Business and Economics


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