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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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