Strikebreak

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To break a strike; to work for a business where the union members are on strike.

    "When the first three decided to strikebreak, Baker knew he could use them as a nucleus to train other crews."

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"When the first three decided to strikebreak, Baker knew he could use them as a nucleus to train other crews."

Etymology

From strike + break.

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