striker

noun

strik·​er ˈstrī-kər 

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 member of the U.S. Navy who has declared an occupational specialty

3

: a forward in soccer

Examples of striker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The protest attracts just two recruits, and Kaupinis, who interviewed the real-life strikers, goes a different way, probing in an intimate drama the often across-the-tracks human connection and self re-discovery found in collective action, however rapidly ignominious its outcome in this case. —John Hopewell, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025

This is the scout who found the schoolboy Kieran Trippier playing for a team called Seedfield in the North Bury League, as well as discovering a young Taylor Harwood-Bellis at Spurley Hey Juniors in Stockport and the diminutive Rico Lewis playing as a winger-come-striker for Prestwich Pythons. —Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025

Sophomore striker Priya Torres is PLNU’s leading scorer with four goals and four assists. —Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025

Saturday’s impressive win was despite striker Luis Suarez sitting out with a suspension. —Greg Cote november 9, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing striker

• dolphin striker

Rhymes for striker

• biker
• hiker
• duiker
• hitchhiker

Kids Definition

striker

noun

strik·​er ˈstrī-kər 

: a worker on strike