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striker
[ strahy-ker ]
noun
- a person or thing that strikes.
- a worker who is on strike.
- the clapper in a clock that strikes the hours or rings an alarm.
- U.S. Army. a private who acts as a voluntary paid servant to a commissioned officer.
- U.S. Navy. an enlisted person in training for a specific technical rating.
- a person who strikes fish, whales, etc., with a spear or harpoon.
- Whaling. a harpoon.
- Soccer. one of the attacking forwards.
striker
/ ˈstraɪkə /
noun
- a person who is on strike
- the hammer in a timepiece that rings a bell or alarm
- any part in a mechanical device that strikes something, such as the firing pin of a gun
- informal.soccer an attacking player, esp one who generally positions himself near his opponent's goal in the hope of scoring
- cricket the batsman who is about to play a ball
- a person who harpoons whales or fish
- the harpoon itself
Other Words From
- anti·striker noun
- non·striker noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of striker1
Example Sentences
There’s a crown jewel of a striker in Harry Kane, a multifaceted talent and leader.
This is the same team whose star striker acquisition could barely find the net all season long.
If you swap Kane with an average striker, Spurs are a bottom-half-of-the-table team.
Ola Kamara, the starting striker last year, might suit up for the first time.
Everyone is familiar with Simeone’s defense but that system this season is formidable thanks to an extremely effective striker in Luis Suárez.
Twenty minutes later, U.S. striker Jozy Altidore was barreling down the left sideline at top speed in pursuit of the ball.
The 24-year-old striker, meanwhile, was building a reputation on the international stage before he could even legally drink.
The veteran 36-year-old striker was the star of the 2006 World Cup German team that Klinsmann coached, and is a total ball hawk.
Steve McQueen has had you play a hunger striker, a sex addict, and now, a slave owner.
Balotelli, a star striker born in Palermo, Sicily, has earned a reputation that would make even Berlusconi blush.
"Major Tipton arranged with me to serve as your striker, sir, until you make some other arrangement," reported the soldier.
Tarbell, through his hold upon the welshing Clanahan striker, had got the details at second-hand.
When a striker is run out, the notch they were running for is not to be reckoned.
The striking of a match is a public event, of which the striker gives previous notice in a loud voice.
A piece of red-hot metal was lifted out and thrust into the vice; Hannam was striker and Bickerton holder.
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