Usage Note
Gréviste means a person who is on strike; it functions as both noun and adjective (les ouvriers grévistes — the striking workers). It derives from grève, which originally referred to the Place de Grève in Paris where unemployed workers gathered. Gender is marked by article: un gréviste / une gréviste.
Examples
"Les grévistes ont bloqué l'entrée de l'usine."
Natural Translation
The strikers blocked the entrance to the factory.

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