striker Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a forward on a soccer team
  2. noun someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating
  3. noun an employee on strike against an employer
  4. noun someone who hits
    hitter.
    • a hard hitter
    • a fine striker of the ball
    • blacksmiths are good hitters
  5. noun the part of a mechanical device that strikes something

WordNet


Strik"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wieds the sledge.
  2. A harpoon; also, a harpooner.
    Wherever we come to an anchor, we always send out our strikers, and put out hooks and lines overboard, to try fish. Dampier.
  3. A wencher; a lewd man. Obs. Massinger.
  4. A workman who is on a strike.
  5. A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political influence can be bought. Political Cant

Webster 1913