blacklegs

Meaning of blacklegs

noun
  1. A person who takes the place of striking workers; a scab.
  2. A person who cheats in a game; a cheater.
  3. A notorious gambler.
  4. A fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium Clostridium chauvoei; symptomatic anthrax.

verb

To continue working whilst fellow workers strike.

Information about blacklegs

  • The singular form of blacklegs is: blackleg.
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Hyphenation of blacklegs

black-legs

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • blacklegs is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

blacklegs synonyms

Meaning :

strikebreaker

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