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striker Definition

striker (strī′kər)

noun

  1. a person who strikes; specif.,
    1. a worker who is on strike
    2. an assistant who wields the heavy sledgehammer for a blacksmith
  2. a thing that strikes, as the clapper in a bell, the striking device in a clock, etc.
  3. ☆
    1. U.S. Army an enlisted man doing extra-duty work for an officer for extra pay
    2. U.S. Navy an enlisted man who is working to qualify for a rating
  4. Soccer the forward and main scorer of a soccer team
striker* Synonyms

striker*

n.

worker on strike, holdout, turnout, walk-outer, sit-downer; see also protester.

striker Usage Examples

Possessives

  • shot: He side-stepped Jason Woodgate and the ball rolled to Colin Kazim-Richards, but the striker's shot was comfortably saved by Schwarzer.

Converse of object

  • sign: Meanwhile Town signed striker Martin Smith from Sheffield United for 300,000 pounds.
  • deny: Paul Stansfield rattled the Brigg crossbar from 25 yards and keeper Peter Collinge made some smart saves to deny the home strikers.
  • injure: Player to watch: Barry Hayles After a lengthy spell out injured the tricky striker is back at just at the right time.
  • recall: Burnley have recalled striker Kyle Lafferty from his loan spell at Darlington due to an injury crisis.
  • bear: Falkirk born striker who made a few reserve team appearances in 2004/05 and netted a couple of goals.
  • oppose: A long clearance was put over the Cheshunt back line and the opposing strikers rushed on to score.

Adjective modifier

  • lone: With twelve minutes on the clock City drew level with a superbly taken goal from lone striker Danny Crow.
  • prolific: The ongoing momentum gained by the visitors eventually accumulated into an opening goal, scored by prolific striker Duncan Stoddart.
  • 20-year-old: The 20-year-old French striker is to remain on loan at The County Ground until the end of the year.
  • 19-year-old: The 19-year-old striker is expected to play some part at Carrow Road tomorrow after arriving at Hillsborough today.
  • under-21: Premiership new boys Wigan Athletic are reported to be preparing a bid for England under-21 striker Dean Ashton.
  • veteran: Yet the veteran striker will not be abusing that position when the two men meet today to discuss the next Swansea team.

Preposition: on

  • bench: It says it all when Viduka is now coming off when we dont even have a striker on the bench.

Noun used with modifier

  • hunger: A few days later, a second hunger striker dies.
  • in-form: The replay was looking to be heading the same way until the final seconds, when in-form striker McGregor slotted home.
  • on-loan: The on-loan striker lifted the ball into the area where Danny Davidson rose high above everyone to head the ball into the empty net.
  • pacy: The defence-splitting pass played in the pacy striker only for him to poke the ball wide of the post from 18 yards.
  • pacey: Patrick McCarthy 8 Stuck to his task well of marking pacey striker Tommy Smith.
  • chasing: Forest chasing striker Bramble No cramping Nic's style as he makes.. .