striker

noun

strik·​er ˈstrī-kər How to pronounce striker (audio)
1
: one that strikes: such as
a
: a player in any of several games who is striking or attempting to strike a ball
b
: the hammer of the striking mechanism of a clock or watch
c
: a blacksmith's helper who swings the sledgehammer
d
: a worker on strike
2
: a junior enlisted man in the U.S. Navy who has declared an occupational specialty
3
: a forward in soccer

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While the treble-hunting Blaugrana appears strong in central midfield, Real Madrid doesn’t, with a yawning gap sometimes separating rows of defenders and strikers in matches. Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025 For the first full season under the celebrity owners, Wrexham hired a new manager — Phil Parkinson, who had good experience in the lower leagues — and was soon spending much more than its rivals, on players such as prolific striker Paul Mullin. Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025 On the monument to those killed, arrows point outward to Pennsylvania, where unarmed strikers were killed at the Lattimer mine in 1897, and to South Africa, where peaceful protesters were killed at an anti-apartheid rally in Sharpeville in 1960. Lauren Frayer, NPR, 19 Apr. 2025 Inter Miami striker Luis Suarez hit a cross-field pass down the right side to Weigandt, who whipped in an immediate cross that a diving Cremaschi deflected in at the back post with his left shoulder. Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for striker

Word History

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of striker was in 1581

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“Striker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/striker. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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striker

noun
strik·​er ˈstrī-kər How to pronounce striker (audio)
: a worker on strike

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