What does striker mean?
Definitions for striker
ˈstraɪ kərstrik·er
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Princeton's WordNet
striker(noun)
a forward on a soccer team
striker(noun)
someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating
striker(noun)
an employee on strike against an employer
hitter, striker(noun)
someone who hits
"a hard hitter"; "a fine striker of the ball"; "blacksmiths are good hitters"
striker(noun)
the part of a mechanical device that strikes something
Wiktionary
striker(Noun)
An individual who is on strike
striker(Noun)
Someone or something that hits someone or something else.
striker(Noun)
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.
striker(Noun)
The batter.
striker(Noun)
The batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket
striker(Noun)
A harpoon.
striker(Noun)
A harpooner.
Wherever we come to an anchor, we always send out our strikers, and put out hooks and lines overboard, to try fish. uE000177758uE001 Dampier.
striker(Noun)
A blackmailer in politics.
striker(Noun)
One whose political influence can be bought.
Webster Dictionary
Striker(noun)
one who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge
Striker(noun)
a harpoon; also, a harpooner
Striker(noun)
a wencher; a lewd man
Striker(noun)
a workman who is on a strike
Striker(noun)
a blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political influence can be bought
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'striker' in Nouns Frequency: #2057
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of striker in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of striker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of striker in a Sentence
I was chosen to work with explosive tracking dogs in Iraq. Once I arrived in Iraq in Baghdad, I was shipped out to Mosul, where I worked with the striker brigade working on the first tracking explosive dogs that were attempted in Iraq.
A comment posted on the Manchester United striker’s Instagram page was insulting, abusive, improper and brought the game into disrepute contrary to FA Rule E3.1, the post also constitutes an ‘aggravated breach’, which is defined in FA Rule E3.2, as it included reference, whether express or implied, to colour and/or race and/or ethnic origin.
It was a brilliant situation, it makes sense for a striker to go dribbling in the box because it's difficult for the defender to defend it clear. He was in a brilliant position in that moment -- if he could shoot, for sure it was a big chance as well.
Of course Jamie wanted to score, that's normal, van Nistelrooy was a fantastic striker and, like him, Jamie has everything to achieve at the highest level.
Ted Striker It was a rough place - the seediest dive on the wharf. Populated with every reject and cutthroat from Bombay to Calcutta. It's worse than Detroit.
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