Also means
strikebreaker, scab
Usage Note
Briseur (feminine briseuse) is always followed by a complement: briseur de grève ('strikebreaker/scab') is by far the most common use in French. Briseur de rêves ('dream crusher') is used figuratively and slightly humorously. The word derives from briser ('to break').
Examples
"Les grévistes ont chassé les briseurs de grève."
Natural Translation
The strikers drove out the strikebreakers.
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