striker

American  

[strahy-ker] / ˈstraɪ kər /

noun

1. a person or thing that strikes.

2. a worker who is on strike.

3. manhelper.

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

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

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

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

8. Whaling. a harpoon.

9. Soccer. one of the attacking forwards.

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striker British  

/ ˈstraɪkə /

noun

1. a person who is on strike

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

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

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

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

6. 1. a person who harpoons whales or fish

   2. the harpoon itself

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Other Word Forms

• antistriker noun
• nonstriker noun

Etymology

Origin of striker

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

Example Sentences

And the predatory striker wasn't shy about showing Hammers fans what they were missing.

From BBC

Former Bradford striker Dean Windass wrote on X: "Sad news, great man and a gentleman. Thoughts go to his family RIP."

From BBC

Former England striker Wayne Rooney, who had Rosenior as his assistant manager at Derby County, described him "as good a coach as I have worked with".

From BBC

The Portuguese manager's comments last month on striker Chido Obi and left-back Harry Amass, both 18, also raised questions over his commitment to the club's academy.

From BBC

Spanish striker Garcia, filling in for the injured Kylian Mbappe, opened the scoring after 20 minutes and then volleyed home a superb second early in the second half to give Madrid a commanding lead.

From Barron's

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