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English

Noun

  1. An individual who is on strike
  2. Someone or something that hits someone or something else
  3. Players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
  4. an 1800s baseball term meaning the batter
  5. The batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket


Synonyms


Category:English agent nouns

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Striker \Strik"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a
blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge.
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2. A harpoon; also, a harpooner.
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Wherever we come to an anchor, we always send out
our strikers, and put out hooks and lines overboard,
to try fish. --Dampier.
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3. A wencher; a lewd man. [Obs.] --Massinger.
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4. A workman who is on a strike.
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5. A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political
influence can be bought. [Political Cant]
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WordNet striker
n 1: a forward on a soccer team
2: someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical
rating
3: an employee on strike against an employer
4: someone who hits; "a hard hitter"; "a fine striker of the
ball"; "blacksmiths are good hitters" [syn: hitter]
5: the part of a mechanical device that strikes something
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