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

Derived Forms

• nonstriker
  noun
• antistriker
  noun

Etymology

Origin of striker

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

Example Sentences

It will now fall to a new manager to get the striker firing again.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

After firing Man City to title - is Shaw best striker in WSL history?

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Liverpool raked in more than £250m from sales of players such as striker Darwin Nunez to Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal, Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich and Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

When the new Rangers striker made it 2-1, then 3-1, a day of toil against the 10 men of Curacao - world ranking of 82 - turned into something altogether more palatable.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

So, armed with tinder, flint, and a striker, I slip out of my room.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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