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ratebuster

ratebuster noun: a worker who works as fast as possible, ignoring the limits on productivity agreed by other workers or by a union.

Noun

ratebuster (plural ratebusters)

  1. A worker who works as fast as possible, ignoring the limits on productivity agreed by other workers or by a union.

Forms of ratebuster

pluralratebusters
alternative formrate-buster

Origin of ratebuster

From rate + buster.

Questions about ratebuster

What does ratebuster mean?
Ratebuster means a worker who works as fast as possible, ignoring the limits on productivity agreed by other workers or by a union.
What part of speech is ratebuster?
Ratebuster is a noun.
What is the plural of ratebuster?
The plural of ratebuster is ratebusters.

Words near ratebuster in the dictionary

  1. rateable
  2. rateable value
  3. rateable values
  4. rateables
  5. rateably
  6. ratebuster
  7. ratebusters
  8. ratebusting
  9. rated
  10. ratee
  11. rateen

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