unionized
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom unionize, from union + -ize.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈjuːnjənaɪzd/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US) enPR: yo͞onʹyə-nīzd, IPA(key): /ˈjunjənaɪzd/
Verb
editunionized
- simple past and past participle of unionize
Adjective
editunionized (comparative more unionized, superlative most unionized)
- (participial adjective, of workers, workforces, companies, or industries) Organized into a trades union or trades unions.
- 2002, Michael Gerber, Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody, page 25:
- Bumblemore was constantly calling the house elves in to fix this or that thing, but they were unionized and often on strike, so everybody had learned to accept unflushing toilets and small electrical fires […]
Antonyms
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editFrom un- + ionized, from ionize.
Pronunciation
edit- enPR: ŭn-īʹən-īzd, IPA(key): /ʌnˈaɪənaɪzd/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
editunionized (comparative more unionized, superlative most unionized)
- Alternative form of un-ionized.