Found 2 items, similar to Striker.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: striker 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Striker Striker \Strik"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge. [1913 Webster] 2. A harpoon; also, a harpooner. [1913 Webster] Wherever we come to an anchor, we always send out our strikers, and put out hooks and lines overboard, to try fish. --Dampier. [1913 Webster] 3. A wencher; a lewd man. [Obs.] --Massinger. [1913 Webster] 4. A workman who is on a strike. [1913 Webster] 5. A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political influence can be bought. [Political Cant] [1913 Webster]