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Webster 1913 Edition


Striker

Strik′er

,
Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith’s helper who wields the sledge.
2.
A harpoon; also, a harpooner.
Wherever we come to an anchor, we always send out our
strikers
, and put out hooks and lines overboard, to try fish.
Dampier.
3.
A wencher; a lewd man.
[Obs.]
Massinger.
4.
A workman who is on a strike.
5.
A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political influence can be bought.
[Political Cant]

Webster 1828 Edition


Striker

STRIKER

,
Noun.
1.
One that strikes, or that which strikes.
2.
In Scripture, a quarrelsome man. Titus 1.

Definition 2024


striker

striker

English

Noun

striker (plural strikers)

  1. An individual who is on strike.
  2. Someone or something that hits someone or something else.
    1. A blacksmith's assistant who wields the sledgehammer.
  3. (soccer) 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.
    • 2011 September 28, Tom Rostance, “Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos”, in BBC Sport:
      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.
  4. (military, slang) An officer's servant or orderly.
    • 1921, Franklyn Bliss Snyder & ‎Ronald Salmon Crane, The English of Business, page 90:
      "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.
  5. (baseball, slang, 1800s) The batter.
  6. (cricket) The batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket.
  7. (obsolete) A harpoon.
  8. (obsolete) A harpooner.
    Wherever we come to an anchor, we always send out our strikers, and put out hooks and lines overboard, to try fish. Dampier.
  9. (obsolete) A wencher; a lewd man.
    • c. 1621–6, Massinger, Philip, The Unnatural Combat”, in Gifford, William, editor, The Plays of Philip Massinger, Act 4, Scene 2, published 1845, page 54:
      'Twill prove a notable striker, like his father.
  10. (obsolete, politics) A blackmailer in politics.
  11. (obsolete, politics) One whose political influence can be bought.

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