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blackleg

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Labour relations, unions
black·leg /ˈblækleɡ/ noun [countable] British English  BELsomeone who continues to work when other workers are on strike – used to show disapproval 破坏罢工的工人,工贼〔含贬义〕
Examples from the Corpus
blacklegPicketing gave way to marches through factories, when workers would chase blacklegs and occasionally kidnap managers.Across the road in a secure compound are the buildings that house the mostly out-of-state blacklegs.The blackleg buses disappeared off the streets and other vehicles which had been beginning to return to the roads.
From Longman Business Dictionaryblacklegblack‧leg /ˈblækleg/ noun [countable] British English a worker who continues to work during a strike or who does the work of someone who is on strikeChinese seamen were brought in from outside and used as blacklegs by the employers. see also strikebreaker
black·leg nounChineseSyllable
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blackleg
blackleg /ˈblækleɡ/ noun [countable] British English
someone who continues to work when other workers are on strike – used to show disapproval


black·legBrE /ˈblækleɡ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈblækleɡ/ 🔊 noun (BrE, disapproving) a person who continues to work when the people they work with are on strike; a person who is employed to work instead of those who are on strike 破坏罢工者,工贼(罢工时继续工作或受雇顶替罢工者工作)   compare strike-breaker   see also scab (4)