strikebreaking adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Of or pertaining to such activity.Caterpillar's main strikebreaking tactic had been to advertise for permanent replacements. — 1992 noun1 •Activity intended to disrupt or end a strike without an agreement by workers.The Government dared not hire men to care for its 50,000 head for fear of being accused of strikebreaking. — 1934 formsstrikebreakings