blacklegging

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A noun referring to the act of working while others are on strike, or the practice of strikebreaking.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die Handlung bezeichnet, während eines Streiks zu arbeiten oder Streikbruch zu begehen; auch die Praxis, als Streikbrecher tätig zu sein.

1. Strike-breaking worker C1 formal british

   A person who continues to work during a strike, or who takes the job of a striking worker.

   • The union condemned the blacklegging during the factory strike.
   • Blacklegging is often seen as a betrayal by fellow workers.
   • The company hired blackleggers to keep production running.

   🇩🇪Streikbrecher

   Synonyme: finkratscabstrikebreaker

   Antonyme: striker

• blackleggings plural form
• blackleggings' possessive plural form
• blacklegging's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to work while others are on strike, or to act as a strikebreaker.

• 🇩🇪Arbeiten, während andere streiken, oder als Streikbrecher auftreten.

1. To work during a strike C1 informal british

   To continue working or take the job of someone who is on strike, often considered a betrayal by union members.

   • The union accused several workers of blacklegging during the strike.
   • He was labeled a blackleg after he crossed the picket line.
   • Blacklegging is often seen as a serious offense in labor disputes.

   🇩🇪Streikbrechen

   Synonyme: finkratscab

   Antonyme: boycottpicketstrike

• blacklegged past participle
• blacklegged past simple
• blacklegging present participle
• blacklegs third person singular