Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strikebreak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: strike-break
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Example Sentences

"When the first three decided to strikebreak, Baker knew he could use them as a nucleus to train other crews."
"OPSEU urged its members not to strikebreak."
"I told him we aren't about to strikebreak—there are too many spies around."
"Third, the migration of foreign-born white workers into local labor markets does not appear to have significantly increased pressures for African Americans to strikebreak."

Etymology

From strike + break.

Inflected Forms

strikebreaks (present, singular) strikebreaking (participle, present) strikebroke (past) strikebroken (participle, past) strike-break (alternative)

Questions

What does strikebreak mean?: To break a strike; to work for a business where the union members are on strike.
Where does strikebreak come from?: From strike + break.

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