striker

Meaning

1. A person who is on strike, someone who has stopped working as a protest.
2. Someone or something that hits someone or something else.
3. Someone or something that hits someone or something else.
4. Someone or something that hits someone or something else.
5. Someone or something that hits someone or something else.
6. Someone or something that hits someone or something else.
7. 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.
8. (slang) An officer's servant or orderly.
9. (slang) The batter.
10. The batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket.
11. (obsolete) A harpoon.
12. (obsolete) A harpooner.
13. (obsolete) An inexperienced member of a ship's crew.
14. (obsolete) A wencher; a lewd man.
15. (obsolete) A blackmailer in politics.
16. (obsolete) One whose political influence can be bought.

Synonyms

forward

firing pin

attacker

hitter

mallet

swatter

smiter

swiper

beater

hammer

🔨

hammerer

hatchet man

invader

marcus

protester

ram

🐏

shooter

sledge hammer

slogger

thrower

batman

aboutsledge

mashhammer

walk-outer

whiffer

hammer nose

club hammer

buffeter

mall hammer

mickle hammer

priming wire

firng-pin

forward player

attacking player

about-sledge

aggressor

assailant

assaulter

batter

brawler

clacker

clatterer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstɹaɪkɚ/

Etymology

From strike + -er.