Standard Lemma guide

strikebreaker

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A non-unionized worker hired to replace a striking union worker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: scab, blackleg, rat

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: worker

History

Etymology

From strike + breaker.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: գործադուլաբեկ (gorcadulabek) — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Armenian: շտրեյկբրեխեր (štreykbrexer) — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Basque: eskirol — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Belarusian: штрэйкбрэ́хер (štrejkbréxjer) — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Belarusian: штрайкбрэ́хер (štrajkbréxjer) — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Bulgarian: стачкоизме́нник (stačkoizménnik) — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Bulgarian: стачкоизме́нничка (stačkoizménnička) — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Catalan: esquirol — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Chinese Mandarin: 工賊 /工贼 (gōngzéi) — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Czech: stávkokaz — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Danish: skruebrækker — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Dutch: stakingsbreker — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Estonian: streigimurdja — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Finnish: rikkuri — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • French: briseur de grève — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • French: jaune — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Galician: esquirol — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Galician: crebafolgas — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Galician: quebrafolgas — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Georgian: შტრაიკბრეხერი (šṭraiḳbrexeri) — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • German: Streikbrecher — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Greek: απεργοσπάστης (apergospástis) — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Irish: bristeoir stailce — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Italian: crumiro — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Italian: crumira — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Japanese: スト破り (suto-yaburi) — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Korean: 파업파괴자 (pa'eop'pagoeja) — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Manx: neustholkeyr — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Occitan: esquiròl — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Polish: łamistrajk — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Portuguese: fura-greve — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Romanian: spărgător de grevă — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Russian: штрейкбре́хер (štrɛjkbrɛ́xer) — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Spanish: rompehuelgas — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Spanish: esquirol — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Spanish: carnero — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Spanish: crumiro — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Swedish: strejkbrytare — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Swedish: svartfot — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Swedish: guling — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Tagalog: eskirol — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Ukrainian: штрейкбре́хер (štrejkbréxer) — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Ukrainian: штрайкбре́хер (štrajkbréxer) — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Ukrainian: страйкбре́хер (strajkbréxer) — worker hired to replace a striking worker
  • Welsh: torrwr streic — worker hired to replace a striking worker