blackleg

🇺🇸 /ˈblækleɡ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈblækleɡ/
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noun
R

A person who works while others are striking, often seen as a traitor.

During the strike, the factory owner hired blacklegs to keep production going.

在罢工期间,工厂老板雇佣了工贼来维持生产。

translation

n. 工贼

词形变化

Plural blacklegs