"striker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstɹaɪkɚ/ (note: rhotic), /ˈstɹaɪkə/ (note: non-rhotic) Audio: en-au-striker.ogg [Australia] Forms: strikers [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪkə(ɹ) Etymology: strike + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|strike|er}} strike + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} striker (plural strikers)
  1. An individual who is on strike. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: turnout Translations (individual who is on strike): grevist [masculine] (Albanian), стачник (stačnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), vaguista [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), lakkoilija (Finnish), lakkolainen (Finnish), gréviste [feminine, masculine] (French), folguista [feminine, masculine] (Galician), Streikender [masculine] (German), Streikende [feminine] (German), scioperante [by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine] (Italian), kaiporotū (Maori), kaiauporo (Maori), grevista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), бастующий (bastujuščij) [masculine] (Russian), huelguista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), mgomaji (Swahili), streicwr [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-striker-en-noun-if0nd-7q Disambiguation of People: 15 11 3 3 0 1 9 11 8 11 8 0 8 9 0 1 Disambiguation of 'individual who is on strike': 67 3 2 1 1 1 6 2 6 8 0 1 1 1 0 1
  2. Someone or something that hits someone or something else.
    A blacksmith's assistant who wields the sledgehammer.
    Sense id: en-striker-en-noun-VgcJsPEG
  3. Someone or something that hits someone or something else.
    A piece used to push other pieces toward the pockets in the Asian game of carom.
    Sense id: en-striker-en-noun-5jkzsNzs
  4. Someone or something that hits someone or something else.
    A piece of metal struck against a flint or quartz-rock to produce sparks; a steel.
    Sense id: en-striker-en-noun-t3P6kycC
  5. Someone or something that hits someone or something else.
    A piece of metal used to attract a magnet, or as a keeper for a magnet.
    Sense id: en-striker-en-noun-V1ujBdcL
  6. Someone or something that hits someone or something else.
    (firearms, military) A mechanism of a firearm acting upon the firing pin.
    Categories (topical): Firearms, Military Translations (part of a firearm): bijnik [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-striker-en-noun--546yK~c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 6 2 6 1 12 7 2 10 8 1 11 6 10 7 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 5 2 8 2 16 8 2 11 7 1 10 6 9 6 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 3 5 4 6 4 16 6 4 9 7 3 11 5 10 6 4 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry Disambiguation of 'part of a firearm': 1 3 1 3 1 50 3 1 4 5 2 7 4 6 7 3
  7. (soccer) 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. Categories (topical): Football (soccer) Synonyms: forward, attacker, centre forward
    Sense id: en-striker-en-noun-p2R8c5Un Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  8. (military, slang) An officer's servant or orderly. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Military Translations (officer's servant): ординарец (ordinarec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), sotilaspalvelija (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-striker-en-noun-xkgOSjKz Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of "officer's servant": 3 6 3 2 3 4 4 47 5 5 5 2 1 5 2 3
  9. (baseball, slang, 1800s) The batter. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-striker-en-noun-T9ndGGka Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 6 2 6 1 12 7 2 10 8 1 11 6 10 7 6 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  10. (cricket) The batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket. Categories (topical): Cricket Translations (cricket: batsman currently facing the bowler): lyöjä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-striker-en-noun-v0-DEy4J Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'cricket: batsman currently facing the bowler': 7 4 2 2 1 8 4 4 16 34 3 3 2 4 3 3
  11. (obsolete) A harpoon. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-striker-en-noun-eg2efXBP
  12. (obsolete) A harpooner. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-striker-en-noun-OyViQ7Hp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 6 2 6 1 12 7 2 10 8 1 11 6 10 7 6
  13. (obsolete) An inexperienced member of a ship's crew. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: green hand
    Sense id: en-striker-en-noun-6JrhnrC8
  14. (obsolete) A wencher; a lewd man. Tags: obsolete Synonyms (lewd man): promiscuous man
    Sense id: en-striker-en-noun-~kMqWQdf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 6 2 6 1 12 7 2 10 8 1 11 6 10 7 6 Disambiguation of 'lewd man': 1 2 3 1 3 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 77 0 1
  15. (obsolete, politics) A blackmailer in politics. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-striker-en-noun-T3Ywrsrk Topics: government, politics
  16. (obsolete, politics) One whose political influence can be bought. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-striker-en-noun-2O5caH6C Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dolphin striker, fire striker, high striker, non-striker Translations (someone or something that hits someone or something else): lyöjä (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'someone or something that hits someone or something else': 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "word": "lakkoilija"
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      "word": "lakkolainen"
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      "word": "folguista"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Streikender"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "individual who is on strike",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Streikende"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "individual who is on strike",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "scioperante"
    },
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "individual who is on strike",
      "word": "kaiporotū"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "individual who is on strike",
      "word": "kaiauporo"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "individual who is on strike",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grevista"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "individual who is on strike",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "бастующий"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "individual who is on strike",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "huelguista"
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      "code": "sw",
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      "sense": "individual who is on strike",
      "word": "mgomaji"
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      "code": "cy",
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      "sense": "individual who is on strike",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "lyöjä"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "part of a firearm",
      "tags": [
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      "roman": "ordinarec",
      "sense": "officer's servant",
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      "word": "ординарец"
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      "word": "sotilaspalvelija"
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