striker
NounUS[strahy-ker]/ˈstraɪkɚ/2 syllables
Synonyms:
hitter
Open English WordNet
Noun (5)strikers
- a forward on a soccer teamType of athlete, jock
- someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical ratingType of bluejacket, sailor
- an employee on strike against an employerType of nonworker
- someone who hits“a hard hitter”“a fine striker of the ball”“blacksmiths are good hitters”Synonyms: hitterType of moverKinds walloper, slapper
- the part of a mechanical device that strikes somethingType of mechanical deviceKinds hammer, clapper, firing pin, head
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Strik′er noun
1. One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge.
2. A harpoon; also, a harpooner.
Wherever we come to an anchor, we always send out our strikers, and put out hooks and lines overboard, to try fish.— William Dampier
3. A wencher; a lewd man. obsolete Philip Massinger
4. A workman who is on a strike.
5. A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political influence can be bought. Political Cant
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54