striker

noun strik·er \ ˈstrī-kər \

|Updated on: 11 Jun 2018

Definition of striker

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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The credit card giant is a sponsor of the five-time World Cup champions and has promised to donate the value of 10,000 meals to a United Nations program for every goal scored by the Brazil striker — and Argentina’s Lionel Messi — until 2020.

— mauricio savarese, The Seattle Times, "Tite uneasy over Mastercard food rewards for Neymar goals," 2 June 2018
The strikers, represented by the Communication Workers of America, include field service technicians and customer call center employees, according to the union.

— rick barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "More than 1,000 AT&T workers go on strike in Wisconsin over contract bargaining," 1 June 2018
The former Philadelphia Independence striker, now with the Utah Royals, played just one NWSL game in 2017 after tearing an ACL last April.

— jonathan tannenwald, Philly.com, "Tobin Heath, Christen Press, Julie Ertz return to U.S. women's national team roster for China games," 29 May 2018
The 28-year-old striker got behind the backline in the 76th minute, but his shot was saved by Howard.

— jamie goldberg, OregonLive.com, "Samuel Armenteros scores twice to lead Portland Timbers to 3-2 win over Colorado Rapids," 26 May 2018
To her credit, Pennington came out looking to attack, but Nunes was again the more effective striker and then took the action to canvas.

— john morgan, USA TODAY, "Amanda Nunes dominates Raquel Pennington in defending bantamweight title at UFC 224," 13 May 2018
The report said medical workers sympathetic to the strikers are set to join walkouts set for the next few days.

— Fox News, "Sen. Kamala Harris backs out of commencement speech at US Berkeley," 8 May 2018
Between those extra practices and workout sessions, the All-American striker made a 4.2 grade point average at Penn and graduated in December.

— laken litman, Indianapolis Star, "Indiana Sports Awards: Penn's Kristina Lynch wins Girls Athlete of the Year," 29 Apr. 2018
But the sanitation strikers remembered King’s words.

— kirsten west savali, The Root, "Watch: ‘We’ve Gotta March Again.’ Sanitation Workers Remember Martin Luther King Jr.’s Last Battle Cry," 4 Apr. 2018

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: a worker who is on strike
: a forward in soccer

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