striker
Americannoun
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a person or thing that strikes.
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a worker who is on strike.
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the clapper in a clock that strikes the hours or rings an alarm.
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U.S. Army. a private who acts as a voluntary paid servant to a commissioned officer.
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U.S. Navy. an enlisted person in training for a specific technical rating.
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a person who strikes fish, whales, etc., with a spear or harpoon.
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Whaling. a harpoon.
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Soccer. one of the attacking forwards.
noun
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a person who is on strike
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the hammer in a timepiece that rings a bell or alarm
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any part in a mechanical device that strikes something, such as the firing pin of a gun
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informal soccer an attacking player, esp one who generally positions himself near his opponent's goal in the hope of scoring
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cricket the batsman who is about to play a ball
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a person who harpoons whales or fish
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the harpoon itself
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Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of striker
1350–1400; 1840–50 striker for def. 2; Middle English; see strike, -er 1
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Example Sentences
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Payne now has more followers than New Zealand's All Whites, which are yet to reach 45,000, and his national team captain, Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood, who has 162 thousand followers.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Yet, in the 88th minute, the Ivory Coast striker found the energy to crash a header beyond Manuel Neuer.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Wenger played Thierry Henry as a lone striker in 2006.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
In front of them, sitting behind lone striker Thierry Henry, was Freddie Ljungberg.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
But it hurts to see Jordie on the field in my striker spot, doing passing drills with Erick Federov, the eighth grader who’s our captain.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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