Striker
['straɪkə] or ['straɪkɚ]
Definition
(noun.) the part of a mechanical device that strikes something.
(noun.) an employee on strike against an employer.
(noun.) someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating.
(noun.) a forward on a soccer team.
Inputed by Elvira--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge.
(n.) A harpoon; also, a harpooner.
(n.) A wencher; a lewd man.
(n.) A workman who is on a strike.
(n.) A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political influence can be bought.
Inputed by Hodge
Examples
- The Lawrence strikers did something more than insist upon their wrongs; they showed a disposition to right them. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- He got a big torch and sold patent medicine on the streets at night to support the strikers. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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