Strikebreaker (noun)

A person who continues to work during a strike by workers, or who is hired to replace striking workers.

Origin:

From the verb "to strike" meaning to go on strike and "breaker" meaning someone or something that breaks it.

Examples:

1. The company hired strikebreakers to keep the factory running during the strike.
2. The union accused the company of using strikebreakers to break the strike.
3. The strikebreakers were met with hostility by the striking workers.
4. The strikebreakers were paid higher wages to cross the picket line.
5. Many workers felt that strikebreakers were betraying the labor movement.