striker

[ strahy-ker ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that strikes.

  2. a worker who is on strike.

  1. the clapper in a clock that strikes the hours or rings an alarm.

  2. U.S. Army. a private who acts as a voluntary paid servant to a commissioned officer.

  3. U.S. Navy. an enlisted person in training for a specific technical rating.

  4. a person who strikes fish, whales, etc., with a spear or harpoon.

  5. Whaling. a harpoon.

  6. Soccer. one of the attacking forwards.

Origin of striker

1
1350–1400; 1840–50 for def. 2; Middle English; see strike, -er1

Other words from striker

  • an·ti·strik·er, noun
  • non·strik·er, noun

Words Nearby striker

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How to use striker in a sentence

  • "Major Tipton arranged with me to serve as your striker, sir, until you make some other arrangement," reported the soldier.

  • Tarbell, through his hold upon the welshing Clanahan striker, had got the details at second-hand.

    The Wreckers | Francis Lynde
  • When a striker is run out, the notch they were running for is not to be reckoned.

    The Book of Sports: | William Martin
  • The striking of a match is a public event, of which the striker gives previous notice in a loud voice.

    In the Ranks of the C.I.V. | Erskine Childers
  • A piece of red-hot metal was lifted out and thrust into the vice; Hannam was striker and Bickerton holder.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson

British Dictionary definitions for striker

striker

/ (ˈstraɪkə) /


noun
  1. a person who is on strike

  2. the hammer in a timepiece that rings a bell or alarm

  1. any part in a mechanical device that strikes something, such as the firing pin of a gun

  2. soccer informal an attacking player, esp one who generally positions himself near his opponent's goal in the hope of scoring

  3. cricket the batsman who is about to play a ball

    • a person who harpoons whales or fish

    • the harpoon itself

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