Blackleg — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

take the place of work of someone on strike

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælksᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈuːaɪzɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈuːaɪzɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈælksᵻz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

strikebreaker fink rat scab

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
verb	take the place of work of someone on strike

Word Forms

scab	verb	take the place of work of someone on strike
blackleg	verb	take the place of work of someone on strike
rat	verb	take the place of work of someone on strike
scab	noun	someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
rat	noun	someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
ratter	noun	a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
blackleg	noun	someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schwarzbein

jemand, der während eines Streiks arbeitet (oder Arbeitskräfte zur Verfügung stellt).

🇫🇷French

jambe noire

quelqu'un qui travaille (ou fournit des travailleurs) pendant une grève

🇪🇸Spanish

esquirol

alguien que trabaja (o proporciona trabajadores) durante una huelga

🇮🇹Italian

gamba nera

qualcuno che lavora (o fornisce lavoratori) durante uno sciopero

🇳🇱Dutch

zwartbeen

iemand die werkt (of arbeidskrachten ter beschikking stelt) tijdens een staking

🇵🇹Portuguese

perna preta

alguém que trabalha (ou fornece trabalhadores) durante uma greve

🇷🇺Russian

черная ножка

тот, кто работает (или предоставляет рабочую силу) во время забастовки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठग

कोई व्यक्ति जो हड़ताल के दौरान काम करता है (या कर्मचारी उपलब्ध कराता है)।

🇧🇩Bengali

কালো লেগ

যে কেউ ধর্মঘটের সময় কাজ করে (বা শ্রমিক প্রদান করে)

🇮🇳Tamil

கருங்கால்

வேலைநிறுத்தத்தின் போது வேலை செய்பவர் (அல்லது தொழிலாளர்களை வழங்குகிறார்).

🇮🇳Telugu

నల్లటి కాలు

సమ్మె సమయంలో పనిచేసే (లేదా కార్మికులను అందించే) ఎవరైనా

🇮🇳Marathi

काळा पाय

संपादरम्यान काम करणारी (किंवा कामगार पुरवणारी) व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાળો પગ

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે હડતાલ દરમિયાન કામ કરે છે (અથવા કામદારો પૂરા પાડે છે).

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಪ್ಪು ಕಾಲು

ಮುಷ್ಕರದ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುವ (ಅಥವಾ ಕೆಲಸಗಾರರನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸುವ) ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കറുത്ത കാൽ

ഒരു പണിമുടക്ക് സമയത്ത് ജോലി ചെയ്യുന്ന (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തൊഴിലാളികളെ നൽകുന്ന) ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਲਾ ਲੱਤ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਹੜਤਾਲ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ (ਜਾਂ ਕਾਮੇ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

کالی ٹانگ

کوئی ایسا شخص جو ہڑتال کے دوران کام کرتا ہے (یا کارکن فراہم کرتا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

黑腿

在罢工期间工作（或提供工人）的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ブラックレッグ

ストライキ中に働く（または労働者を提供する）人

🇰🇷Korean

사기꾼

파업 중에 일하는(또는 근로자를 제공하는) 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chân đen

ai đó làm việc (hoặc cung cấp công nhân) trong một cuộc đình công

🇹🇭Thai

ขาดำ

คนที่ทำงาน (หรือจัดหาคนงาน) ระหว่างการนัดหยุดงาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

penipu

seseorang yang bekerja (atau menyediakan pekerja) pada saat mogok

🇲🇾Malay

kaki hitam

seseorang yang bekerja (atau menyediakan pekerja) semasa mogok

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الساق السوداء

شخص يعمل (أو يوفر العمال) أثناء الإضراب

🇮🇷Persian

ساق سیاه

کسی که در طول اعتصاب کار می کند (یا کارگران را تامین می کند).

🇹🇷Turkish

kara bacak

Grev sırasında çalışan (veya işçi sağlayan) kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהָפֵר שְׁבִיתָה

מי שעובד (או מספק עובדים) במהלך שביתה

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