'Striker' definitions:
Definition of 'striker'
(from WordNet)
noun
A forward on a soccer team
noun
Someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating
noun
An employee on strike against an employer
noun
Someone who hits; "a hard hitter"; "a fine striker of the ball"; "blacksmiths are good hitters" [syn: hitter, striker]
noun
The part of a mechanical device that strikes something
Definition of 'Striker'
From: GCIDE
- Striker \Strik"er\, n.
- 1. One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A harpoon; also, a harpooner. [1913 Webster]
- Wherever we come to an anchor, we always send out our strikers, and put out hooks and lines overboard, to try fish. --Dampier. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A wencher; a lewd man. [Obs.] --Massinger. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A workman who is on a strike. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political influence can be bought. [Political Cant] [1913 Webster]