Striker

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Striker \Strik"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a
        blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge.
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     2. A harpoon; also, a harpooner.


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              Wherever we come to an anchor, we always send out
              our strikers, and put out hooks and lines overboard,
              to try fish.                          --Dampier.
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     3. A wencher; a lewd man. [Obs.] --Massinger.
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     4. A workman who is on a strike.
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     5. A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political
        influence can be bought. [Political Cant]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  striker
       n 1: a forward on a soccer team
       2: someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical
          rating
       3: an employee on strike against an employer
       4: someone who hits; "a hard hitter"; "a fine striker of the
          ball"; "blacksmiths are good hitters" [syn: {hitter}]
       5: the part of a mechanical device that strikes something