noun
- people who stand outside a workplace or building to protest or prevent others from entering during a strike or demonstration
Usage: plural form of picketer
Examples
- The picketers marched in front of the factory gates.
- Police officers monitored the picketers to ensure peaceful protest.
- Several picketers carried signs demanding higher wages.
- The company hired security guards to keep picketers away from the entrance.
- Local news reporters interviewed the picketers about their demands.
- The picketers maintained their vigil for three weeks during the strike.