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# How to pronounce "strikebreak" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/strɪkɛbrɪːk/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **stri·ke·break**

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- To break a strike; to work for a business where the union members are on strike.
  - *Example*: "When the first three decided to strikebreak, Baker knew he could use them as a nucleus to train other crews."

### Example Sentences
- "When the first three decided to strikebreak, Baker knew he could use them as a nucleus to train other crews."
- "strikebreaker of the period a man more courageous than ethical and of undeniable ability he rose High under the rule of the Iron Hill and finally"
- "And Harvard students got time off to go serve as strikebreakers during that strike."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (4 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "strikebreak" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "leaders and was the acknowledged leader in the philosophy of socialism but he had a certain clear way of stating the abstruse in simple strikebreaker of the period a man more courageous than ethical and of undeniable ability he rose High under the rule of the Iron Hill and finally"
- **Watch at 317:28**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2JbDMtxaA4&t=19048s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "And Harvard students got time off to go serve as strikebreakers during that strike."
- **Watch at 11:29**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5hfeOD7Mzs&t=689s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "because he tried to get documents that would've implicated lots of very powerful families--strikebreaking and that kind of stuff, in the 1930s."
- **Watch at 20:04**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4-BGTJDBY8&t=1204s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "The origins of the militarization of the police in the United States and elsewhere is when they acquire the role of strikebreakers."
- **Watch at 11:08**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5hfeOD7Mzs&t=668s)


## How to Pronounce "strikebreak"

- **Syllables**: stri · ke · break
- **IPA**: `/strɪkɛbrɪːk/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[strikebreaks](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/strikebreaks), [strikebreaking](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/strikebreaking), [strikebreaker](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/strikebreaker)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “strikebreak”?
“strikebreak” is pronounced /strɪkɛbrɪːk/ (stri · ke · break). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “strikebreak”?
“strikebreak” has 3 syllables: stri · ke · break.

### What does “strikebreak” mean?
To break a strike; to work for a business where the union members are on strike.

### How can I hear “strikebreak” used in real sentences?
This page has 4 real-world video examples of “strikebreak” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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