striker en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈstɹaɪkə/ non-rhotic
- /ˈstɹaɪkɚ/ rhotic
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English strike Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English striker From strike + -er.
Meanings
- A person who is on strike, someone who has stopped working as a protest.
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Someone or something that hits someone or something else. ▸ A blacksmith's assistant who wields the sledgehammer.
The striker's job was onerous, too, because there was so little "give" in the metal, and the perpetual jarring was indeed trying to the muscles.
1945 January and February, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—III”, in Railway Magazine, page 13:
- 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.
- Someone or something that hits someone or something else. ▸ A piece of metal struck against a flint or ferrocerium to produce sparks.
- Someone or something that hits someone or something else. ▸ A piece of rough material on which matches are struck (that is, against which the matchhead is rubbed).
- 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.
- Someone or something that hits someone or something else. ▸ A mechanism of a firearm acting upon the firing pin.
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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.
Olympique Lyonnais midfielder Nemanja Matic and Le Havre striker Ahmed Hassan have each been handed two-game bans with a further two matches suspended after they concealed Ligue 1’s anti-homophobia insignia on their shirts, the French top-flight said.
2025 June 6, “Soccer players given two-game bans after concealing anti-homophobia badge”, in CNN, sourced from Reuters, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2025:Olympiakos had barely been in the Arsenal half but should have levelled in the 14th minute. A low corner was not dealt with and the ball fell to the feet of striker Rafik Djebbour, who saw his close-range effort brilliantly cleared from the goalline by Arteta.
2011 September 28, Tom Rostance, “Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2023:
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(slang) An officer's servant or orderly.
"Dog-robber" has a definite significance to some army men; but unless one has spent some time in uniform he will probably have to search long for its meaning: an officer's servant or striker.
1921, Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Ronald Salmon Crane, The English of Business, page 90:
- (slang) The batter.
- The batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket.
- (obsolete) A harpoon.
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(obsolete) A harpooner.
[W]here ever we come to an Anchor, we always ſend out our Strikers, and put out Hooks and Lines overboard, to try for Fiſh.
1697, William Dampier, chapter V, in A New Voyage Round the World. […], London: […] James Knapton, […], →OCLC, pages 117–118:
- (obsolete) An inexperienced member of a ship's crew.
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(obsolete) A wencher; a lewd man.
'Twill prove a notable striker, like his father.
c. 1621–6, Philip Massinger, “The Unnatural Combat”, in William Gifford, editor, The Plays of Philip Massinger, published 1845, act 4, scene 2, page 54:
- (obsolete) A blackmailer in politics.
- (obsolete) One whose political influence can be bought.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| strikers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
dolphin striker · dolphin-striker · hunger striker · strikerless · non-striker · firestriker · high striker
Synonyms
steel · centre forward · firesteel · firestriker · forward · front man · green hand · promiscuous man (lewd man) · turnout · attacker
Translations (24)
de Streikende (person who is on strike) · mi kaiporotū (person who is on strike) · sq grevist (person who is on strike) · bg стачник (person who is on strike) · fr gréviste (person who is on strike) · gl folguista (person who is on strike) · fi lyöjä (cricket: batsman currently facing the bowler) · it scioperante (person who is on strike) · de Streikender (person who is on strike) · bg ординарец (officer's servant) · pt grevista (person who is on strike) · es huelguista (person who is on strike) · fi lakkoilija (person who is on strike) · es huelguero (person who is on strike) · fi lyöjä (someone or something that hits someone or something else) · pl bijnik (part of a firearm) · fi sotilaspalvelija (officer's servant) · sw mgomaji (person who is on strike) · ca vaguista (person who is on strike) · fi lakkolainen (person who is on strike) · mi kaiauporo (person who is on strike) · pl strajkujący (person who is on strike) · ru бастующий (person who is on strike) · cy streicwr (person who is on strike)