French word

gréviste

Pronunciation

IPA/gʁevist/

Meaning

  • noun (m./f.)striker

Example

Je parle avec un gréviste devant la gare.

I am talking with a striker in front of the station.

Illustration for gréviste (striker)

More examples

Un gréviste a expliqué ses revendications au journaliste.

A striker explained his demands to the journalist.

Core concept

A worker steps out of the workplace and stands with others to press a collective demand.

Common phrases

  • un gréviste

    a striker

  • un gréviste isolé

    a lone striker

  • défendre un gréviste

    defend a striker

Similar words

manifestant: A person who protests by taking part in a public rally or march.
syndicaliste: A union activist who works to defend workers' rights and conditions.
protestataire: A person who publicly acts to oppose something.

Definition in French

Personne qui, pour soutenir des revendications, cesse volontairement le travail lors d'une grève.

Word origin

Gréviste is formed from grève, whose labor-dispute sense developed from the Place de Grève in Paris, plus -iste, a suffix for a participant or adherent.

Usage tips

  • Gréviste takes either gender: un gréviste for a man and une gréviste for a woman.

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