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striker^¹

/ˈstɹaɪkɚ/
/ˈstɹaɪkə/

Rhymes with -aɪkə(ɹ)

noun strikers

A person who is on strike, someone who has stopped working as a protest.
Similar: turnout
A blacksmith's assistant who wields the sledgehammer. The striker's job was onerous, too, because there was so little "give" in the metal, and the perpetual jarring was indeed trying to the muscles.
A piece used to push other pieces toward the pockets in the Asian game of carom.
A piece of metal struck against a flint or ferrocerium to produce sparks.
Similar: firestriker, steel, firesteel
A piece of rough material on which matches are struck (that is, against which the matchhead is rubbed).
A piece of metal used to attract a magnet, or as a keeper for a magnet.
A mechanism of a firearm acting upon the firing pin.
One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. Olympiakos had barely been in the Arsenal half but should have levelled in the 14th minute. A low corner was not dealt with and the ball fell to the feet of striker Rafik Djebbour, who saw his close-range effort brilliantly cleared from the goalline by Arteta.
Similar: forward, attacker, centre forward, front man
slang An officer's servant or orderly. "Dog-robber" has a definite significance to some army men; but unless one has spent some time in uniform he will probably have to search long for its meaning: an officer's servant or striker.
slang The batter.
The batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket.
obsolete A harpoon.
obsolete A harpooner. [W]here ever we come to an Anchor, we always ſend out our Strikers, and put out Hooks and Lines overboard, to try for Fiſh.
obsolete An inexperienced member of a ship's crew.
Similar: green hand
obsolete A wencher; a lewd man. 'Twill prove a notable striker, like his father.
Similar: promiscuous man
obsolete A blackmailer in politics.
obsolete One whose political influence can be bought.

Striker^²

proper noun Strikers

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: guard, spoil, shutter, vanguard, gunman, killer, forward, attacker, attacking, assailant, offense, strike, waste, ruin, buckle, hurt

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noun person who is on strike

Español	huelguista, huelguero
Kiswahili	mgomaji
Português	grevista
Français	gréviste
Deutsch	Streikender, Streikende
Italiano	scioperante
Русский	бастующий bastujuščij

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@misc{striker_2026,
  title = {striker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/striker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}