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/struyk"bray'king/, n.action directed at breaking up a strike of workers.[1915-20; STRIKE + BREAKING1]
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strikebreaking — strikebreaker strike‧break‧er [ˈstraɪkˌbreɪkə ǁ ər] noun [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES someone who is paid to do the work of a worker who is on strike: • During the strike, the management successfully employed strikebreakers. see also blackleg… … Financial and business terms
strikebreaking — noun Date: 1905 action designed to break up a strike … New Collegiate Dictionary
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strikebreaking — strike•break•ing [[t]ˈstraɪkˌbreɪ kɪŋ[/t]] n. action directed at breaking up a strike of workers • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
strikebreaking — /ˈstraɪkbreɪkɪŋ/ (say struykbrayking) noun action directed at breaking up a strike of workers …
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