unionbuster

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noun

A person employed to prevent the formation or expansion of trade unions.

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Meanings

noununionbuster (plural unionbusters)

plural unionbusters

  1. A person employed to prevent the formation or expansion of trade unions.

    Not only is Hillary more reliant on large donations and corporate money than her Democratic rivals, warned the article, but advisers in her inner circle are closely affiliated with unionbusters, G.O.P. operatives, conservative media and other Democratic Party antagonists.

    2007 November 5, Paul Krugman, “Wobbled by Wealth?”, in New York Times

Origin

From union + buster.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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