striker

IPA: strˈaɪkɝ

An individual who is on strike.
Someone or something that hits someone or something else.
A blacksmith's assistant who wields the sledgehammer.
A piece used to push other pieces toward the pockets in the Asian game of carom.
A piece of metal struck against a flint or quartz-rock to produce sparks; a steel.
A piece of metal used to attract a magnet, or as a keeper for a magnet.
(firearms, military) A mechanism of a firearm acting upon the firing pin.
(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.
(military, slang) An officer's servant or orderly.
(baseball, slang, 1800s) The batter.
(cricket) The batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket.
(obsolete) A harpoon.
(obsolete) A harpooner.
(obsolete) An inexperienced member of a ship's crew.
(obsolete) A wencher; a lewd man.
(obsolete, politics) A blackmailer in politics.
(obsolete, politics) One whose political influence can be bought.
A surname.

Examples of "striker" in Sentences

I think a synthetic striker is more forgiving, but there are wide variations.
Now thats what you call a striker - Two-goal Rooney rewards Wembley fans with record
The striker is in the clear but Jaaskelainen comes charging off his line and clears the ball upfield.
Now that's what you call a striker: Two-goal Wayne Rooney rewards Wembley fans with England record by NEIL ASHTON
Behind every brick thrown by a striker is the selfish "will to live" of himself and the slightly altruistic will to live of his family.
Behind every brick thrown by a striker is the selfish will "to live" of himself, and the slightly altruistic will "to live" of his family.
The hope of the skilled striker is in that the scabs are less skilled, or less capable of becoming skilled; yet each strike attests to the efficiency that lurks beneath.