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strikebreaking

strike·break·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [strahyk-brey-king]
    • /ˈstraɪkˌbreɪ kɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [strahyk-brey-king]
    • /ˈstraɪkˌbreɪ kɪŋ/

Definitions of strikebreaking word

  • noun strikebreaking action directed at breaking up a strike of workers. 1
  • noun strikebreaking working during a strike 1
See all 2 definitions of strikebreaking

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Origin of strikebreaking

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; strike + breaking1

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Parts of speech for Strikebreaking

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Strikebreaking

strikebreaking popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

strikebreaking usage trend in Literature

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