picketer
Strike line walker
A picketer is someone who participates in a picket—standing or walking outside a workplace, business, or other location to protest or discourage others from entering.
Picketers typically carry signs and may chant slogans: Picketers blocked the entrance to the factory.
The term appears most often in labor disputes, where striking workers form picket lines.
Notice on a board
- signMark conveying information
- chantRepetitive rhythmic phrase
- megaphonePortable voice amplifier
- bannerDisplayed strip with message
march · rally · vigil · slogan · leaflet · barricade · assembly · occupation
Forceful impact or stoppage
- unionJoining into one
- scabDried blood crust
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
- walkoutProtest by leaving
grievance · arbitration · wages · mediation · overtime · unionize · solidarity · organizer
Disagreement with authority
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- injusticeDenial of fair treatment
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- nonviolentNot using physical force
arrest · discontent · defiance · outcry · opposition · demand · voice · visibility
Official prohibition on trade
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- divestmentDisposal of assets
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
- withdrawalAct of taking away
ban · exclusion · refusal · avoidance · noncompliance · target
placard
Notice on a board
banner · march · rally · vigil · slogan · leaflet · barricade · assembly · occupation · sit-in
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
walkout · grievance · arbitration · wages · mediation · overtime · unionize · solidarity · organizer · dues
dissent
Disagreement with authority
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- injusticeDenial of fair treatment
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
nonviolent · arrest · discontent · defiance · outcry · opposition · demand · voice · visibility · demonstration
embargo
Official prohibition on trade
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- divestmentDisposal of assets
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
withdrawal · ban · exclusion · refusal · avoidance · noncompliance · target
- activistsactivist, Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights activists, campaigner, Rosa Parks
- union workersunion activist, union rep, trade unionist, unionist, shop steward
- advocatesadvocate, activist, campaigner, crusader, defender
- leadersleader, boss, leaders, bosses, chiefs
picketerscab
Dried blood crust
strikebreaker · replacement worker · management · company man · union buster
picketertarget
Object of pursuit
defender · bystander · security guard · police officer · passerby
- picket fenceSlatted wooden yard barrier
- white picket fenceTraditional property divider
- picket lineProtesting workers' boundary
- picket signHandheld demonstration board
- picketing workersEmployees protesting at worksite
- picket dutyGuard or protest post
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