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BLACKLEG

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: blacklegged    , blacklegging   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

Synonyms:

blackleg; rat; scab; strikebreaker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("blackleg" is a kind of...):

worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)

Derivation:

blackleg (take the place of work of someone on strike)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take the place of work of someone on strike

Synonyms:

blackleg; fink; rat; scab

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "blackleg" is one way to...):

do work; work (be employed)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

blackleg (someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike)

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