English
Pinkertonism
From Pinkerton + -ism.
Formed from Pinkerton + -ism
Proto-Celtic *dūnom ‘stronghold, rampart’
Proto-Germanic *tūną ‘enclosure’
Proto-West Germanic *tūn ‘enclosure’
Old English tūn ‘enclosure’
English Pinkerton
Today it means
noun The use of private detectives to monitor the workforce.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
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