Blackleg (blacklegged, blacklegging) (original) (raw)

Irregular inflected forms: blacklegged Listen to US pronunciation Listen to GB pronunciation, blacklegging Listen to US pronunciation Listen to GB pronunciation

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strikeplay

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 strikeplay

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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