striker

== English == === Etymology === From strike + -er. === Pronunciation === (rhotic) IPA(key): /ˈstɹaɪkɚ/ (non-rhotic) IPA(key): /ˈstɹaɪkə/ Rhymes: -aɪkə(ɹ) === Noun === striker (plural strikers) A person who is on strike, someone who has stopped working as a protest. Synonym: turnout Someone or something that hits someone or something else. A blacksmith's assistant who wields the sledgehammer. 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. Synonyms: 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. (firearms, military) A mechanism of a firearm acting upon the firing pin. (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. Synonyms: forward, attacker, centre forward, front man (military, slang) An officer's servant or orderly. (baseball, slang, 1800s) The batter. (cricket) The batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket. (obsolete) A harpoon. (obsolete) A harpooner. (obsolete) An inexperienced member of a ship's crew. Synonym: green hand (obsolete) A wencher; a lewd man. (obsolete, politics) A blackmailer in politics. (obsolete, politics) One whose political influence can be bought. ==== Synonyms ==== (lewd man): See Thesaurus:promiscuous man ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === skirret, skirter, trikers == French == === Etymology === From strike +‎ -er; from English strike. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stʁaj.ke/ === Verb === striker (bowling) to strike ==== Conjugation ====