strikebreaker

noun

strike·break·er | \ ˈstrīk-ˌbrā-kər

Definition of strikebreaker

: a person hired to replace a striking worker

Examples of strikebreaker in a Sentence

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In response, the factory owners, Max Blanck and Isaac Harris, hired strikebreakers and paid off the local police to arrest and sometimes violently attack the women. — Kim Kelly, Teen Vogue, "Demonstrators Remembered the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire," 26 Mar. 2018 Into the conflict comes Creeley Turner (Logan Marshall-Green), a strikebreaker who thinks nothing of raising a body count on behalf of his mysterious benefactors, whose stake in this small-potatoes skirmish is unclear. — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Damnation': TV Review," 6 Nov. 2017 But a ruthless strikebreaker (Logan Marshall-Green) stands in his way. 10 p.m., USA. — Chuck Barney, Detroit Free Press, "TV highlights for the week of Nov. 5-11," 4 Nov. 2017 Historians believe that white residents' resentment of African-American strikebreakers is what led to the drive-through shootings in predominantly African-American neighborhoods. — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, "The Forgotten March That Started the National Civil Rights Movement Took Place 100 Years Ago," 28 July 2017

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