Meaning

1 senses
  1. A member of a trade union.

    a worker who belongs to a trade union

Examples

1 sentences
  1. When they came for the trade unionists, I said nothing, because I was not a trade unionist.

    deAls sie die Gewerkschafter holten, habe ich geschwiegen; ich war ja kein Gewerkschafter. — shekitten

Origin

From trade union + -ist.

From trade union + -ist.

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Forms

plural: trade unionists
Singulartrade unionist
Pluraltrade unionists

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a worker who belongs to a trade union:unionistunion member

Word family

1 related words

See also

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