Definition of strike-breaker in English:

strike-breaker

nounˈstrʌɪkbreɪkə

A person who works or is employed in place of others who are on strike, thereby making the strike ineffectual.
Example sentencesExamples
- In order to achieve its demands, Northwest provoked a strike and invested millions of dollars to train strike-breakers.
- The local press ignored them, probably because there was no colliery in the community and there was therefore no local story of strike-breakers crossing picket lines.
- The Kerala police chief also appealed for people ‘to confront the strike’ and assist strike-breakers.
- Originally VW contemplated closing the works for two or three months in order to train strike-breakers.
- The workers are also concerned about the NAC's willingness to employ strike-breakers.
- In some workplaces part-timers were not part of the bargaining unit, and thus potential strike-breakers.
- They pose as recruiters, but both the local mayor and the miners assume they will be strike-breakers.
- Northwest is hiring strike-breakers at the Doubletree Hotel in Romulus, only a mile-and-a-half from here.
- Despite the flimsiness of the evidence against him, town inhabitants are whipped into a mob frenzy by a man who acknowledges that he is a strike-breaker.
- Photographs from the time show pickets trying to stop strike-breakers entering Warner Brothers in 1946.
- Southampton fans became known to Portsmouth supporters as ‘scummers’, an insult initially directed at the strike-breakers.
- Striking workers were attacked by paid strike-breakers and police - many were literally beaten to death on behalf of the state.
- Management claims that its operations are almost normal because 1,000 workers returned to work after LCMC started hiring strike-breakers in early July.
- It illegally sacked its entire waterfront workforce and attempted to replace them with secretly trained strike-breakers.
- I've got strike-breakers on speed-dial, Norma.
- The government has threatened to declare any action illegal and use strike-breakers to maintain services.
- The plan had been to lock strike-breakers in spare bedrooms so they couldn't speak to current workers.
- Last month a professional strike-breaker ran down and critically injured a strike supporter.
- The Municipal Corporation has employed strike-breakers.
- Other issues related to picketing were the number of strike-breakers and the way striking miners treated them in the local community.

Derivatives

strike-break

verbˈstrʌɪkbreɪkˈstraɪkˌbreɪk

[no object]

Work in place of others who are on strike, thereby making the strike ineffectual.
members who strike-break may be expelled from the union
Example sentencesExamples
- The trade union bureaucracy has even organised strike-breaking efforts on behalf of Lufthansa management.
- Fiji, South Korea, China and Pakistan were highlighted for strike-breaking and the imposition of heavy prison terms and fines.

单词	strike-breaker
释义	Definition of strike-breaker in English: strike-breaker nounˈstrʌɪkbreɪkə A person who works or is employed in place of others who are on strike, thereby making the strike ineffectual. Example sentencesExamples In order to achieve its demands, Northwest provoked a strike and invested millions of dollars to train strike-breakers. The local press ignored them, probably because there was no colliery in the community and there was therefore no local story of strike-breakers crossing picket lines. The Kerala police chief also appealed for people ‘to confront the strike’ and assist strike-breakers. Originally VW contemplated closing the works for two or three months in order to train strike-breakers. The workers are also concerned about the NAC's willingness to employ strike-breakers. In some workplaces part-timers were not part of the bargaining unit, and thus potential strike-breakers. They pose as recruiters, but both the local mayor and the miners assume they will be strike-breakers. Northwest is hiring strike-breakers at the Doubletree Hotel in Romulus, only a mile-and-a-half from here. Despite the flimsiness of the evidence against him, town inhabitants are whipped into a mob frenzy by a man who acknowledges that he is a strike-breaker. Photographs from the time show pickets trying to stop strike-breakers entering Warner Brothers in 1946. Southampton fans became known to Portsmouth supporters as ‘scummers’, an insult initially directed at the strike-breakers. Striking workers were attacked by paid strike-breakers and police - many were literally beaten to death on behalf of the state. Management claims that its operations are almost normal because 1,000 workers returned to work after LCMC started hiring strike-breakers in early July. It illegally sacked its entire waterfront workforce and attempted to replace them with secretly trained strike-breakers. I've got strike-breakers on speed-dial, Norma. The government has threatened to declare any action illegal and use strike-breakers to maintain services. The plan had been to lock strike-breakers in spare bedrooms so they couldn't speak to current workers. Last month a professional strike-breaker ran down and critically injured a strike supporter. The Municipal Corporation has employed strike-breakers. Other issues related to picketing were the number of strike-breakers and the way striking miners treated them in the local community. Derivatives strike-break verbˈstrʌɪkbreɪkˈstraɪkˌbreɪk [no object] Work in place of others who are on strike, thereby making the strike ineffectual. members who strike-break may be expelled from the union Example sentencesExamples The trade union bureaucracy has even organised strike-breaking efforts on behalf of Lufthansa management. Fiji, South Korea, China and Pakistan were highlighted for strike-breaking and the imposition of heavy prison terms and fines.
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