What is another word for strikebreaker?

Pronunciation: [stɹˈa͡ɪkbɹe͡ɪkə] (IPA)

A strikebreaker is a person who is hired or employed to replace or take the place of a striking worker during a work stoppage or labor strike. There are many synonyms for the word strikebreaker that can be used to describe a person who fills this role. Some alternative names for a strikebreaker include a scab, blackleg, rat, or strike substitute. These words generally carry negative connotations and suggest that the person is acting against the interests of the striking workers. Other slightly less pejorative synonyms for a strikebreaker include a replacement worker, strike relief employee, or contingency worker, which carry less of a negative connotation and may be used in more neutral or formal contexts.

What are the hypernyms for Strikebreaker?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    scab, anti-union worker, labor union antagonist.

Usage examples for Strikebreaker

On occasion the threat to their jobs becomes so great that in order to defend them they will resort to violence against the strikebreaker.
"Introduction to Non-Violence"
Theodore Paullin
Time and time again the selfish masters of industry have used him to batter your organizations to pieces, and, instead of trying to win him over, you have savagely fought him, because they used him as a strikebreaker.
"Negro Migration during the War"
Emmett J. Scott
Let us work to shift him from his present unhappy position, where he is despised by the big business element, notwithstanding his utility as a strikebreaker, and hated by unionists for his loyalty to the open shop element.
"Negro Migration during the War"
Emmett J. Scott

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