strikebreaker
/strahyk-brey-ker/US // ˈstraɪkˌbreɪ kər //UK // (ˈstraɪkˌbreɪkə) //
罢工者,击球手,破坏者,碎石机
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a person who takes part in breaking up a strike of workers, either by working or by furnishing workers.
Examples
It was a bold achievement for a community that had first arrived in Waterloo from Mississippi as strikebreakers for the railroad in 1911.
“Strikebreaker,” they groaned, impressed by the wonderful dexterity of the stenographer.
This witness had acted as a strikebreaker up until the time he was subpoenaed.
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