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 man in 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

His survey includes hunger strikers, hucksters, and mystics; Confucius, Plato, St. Augustine, Franz Kafka, and Mark Twain all show up. —Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024

At different points, director Brent Hazelton has taken both Zimmerman and the cast around the Bay View locales important to the play, including the Bay View Rolling Mill, where militia killed seven strikers in 1886. —Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing striker

• dolphin striker

Kids Definition

striker

noun

strik·​er ˈstrī-kər 

: a worker on strike