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

• antistriker noun
• nonstriker noun

Etymology

Origin of striker

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

Example Sentences

England captain and all-time record scorer Kane remains irreplaceable - as shown against Uruguay and Japan - as the main striker, while Bukayo Saka's quality and major tournament experience make him an automatic choice.

From BBC

The Blues will be buoyed by the return of striker Sam Kerr, who missed the first leg having been at the Asian Cup.

From BBC

But these two suffer from the same ailment - they're strikers who are not very good at striking the ball into an opponent's net no matter who they're playing for.

From BBC

Welbeck and Calvert-Lewin are the only English strikers to have scored 10 or more Premier League goals this season – with 43 scored by English strikers.

From BBC

The mercurial striker last played for his country in October 2023.

From Barron's

Related Words

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