strikebreaker

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noun

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

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scabblacklegscalierat
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Meanings

nounstrikebreaker (plural strikebreakers)

plural strikebreakers

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

    Synonyms: scab, blackleg, scalie

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA non-unionized worker hired to replace a striking union worker.

Similar
scabblacklegscalie

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

Similar
scabblacklegrat
Broader
worker
Also see
blacklegratscab

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From strike + breaker.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Basque eskirol
  • eskirolworker hired to replace a striking worker
Bulgarian стачкоизме́нник, стачкоизме́нничка
  • стачкоизме́нник (stačkoizménnik)worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • стачкоизме́нничка (stačkoizménnička)worker hired to replace a striking worker
Catalan esquirol
  • esquirolworker hired to replace a striking worker
Chinese Mandarin 工賊 /工贼
  • 工賊 /工贼 (gōngzéi)worker hired to replace a striking worker
Czech stávkokaz
  • stávkokazworker hired to replace a striking worker
Danish skruebrækker
  • skruebrækkerworker hired to replace a striking worker
Dutch stakingsbreker
  • stakingsbrekerworker hired to replace a striking worker
Estonian streigimurdja
  • streigimurdjaworker hired to replace a striking worker
Finnish rikkuri
  • rikkuriworker hired to replace a striking worker
French briseur de grève, jaune
  • briseur de grèveworker hired to replace a striking worker
  • jauneworker hired to replace a striking worker
German Streikbrecher
  • Streikbrecherworker hired to replace a striking worker
Greek απεργοσπάστης
  • απεργοσπάστης (apergospástis)worker hired to replace a striking worker
Irish bristeoir stailce
  • bristeoir stailceworker hired to replace a striking worker
Italian crumiro, crumira
  • crumiroworker hired to replace a striking worker
  • crumiraworker hired to replace a striking worker
Japanese スト破り
  • スト破り (suto-yaburi)worker hired to replace a striking worker
Korean 파업파괴자
  • 파업파괴자 (pa'eop'pagoeja)worker hired to replace a striking worker
Polish łamistrajk
  • łamistrajkworker hired to replace a striking worker
Portuguese fura-greve
  • fura-greveworker hired to replace a striking worker
Romanian spărgător de grevă
  • spărgător de grevăworker hired to replace a striking worker
Russian штрейкбре́хер
  • штрейкбре́хер (štrɛjkbrɛ́xer)worker hired to replace a striking worker
Spanish rompehuelgas, esquirol
  • rompehuelgasworker hired to replace a striking worker
  • esquirolworker hired to replace a striking worker
  • carneroworker hired to replace a striking worker
  • crumiroworker hired to replace a striking worker
Swedish strejkbrytare, svartfot
  • strejkbrytareworker hired to replace a striking worker
  • svartfotworker hired to replace a striking worker
  • gulingworker hired to replace a striking worker
Tagalog eskirol
  • eskirolworker hired to replace a striking worker
Ukrainian штрейкбре́хер, штрайкбре́хер
  • штрейкбре́хер (štrejkbréxer)worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • штрайкбре́хер (štrajkbréxer)worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • страйкбре́хер (strajkbréxer)worker hired to replace a striking worker
Welsh torrwr streic
  • torrwr streicworker hired to replace a striking worker
Cite this entry
APA

strikebreaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strikebreaker

MLA

“strikebreaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strikebreaker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strikebreaker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strikebreaker.

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