Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun blackleg

1 sense of blackleg

Sense 1
scab, strikebreaker, blackleg, rat -- (someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike)
       => worker -- (a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb blackleg

1 sense of blackleg

Sense 1
fink, scab, rat, blackleg -- (take the place of work of someone on strike)
       => work, do work -- (be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college")

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