striker

noun

strik·er ˈstrī-kər

: one that strikes: such as

: a player in any of several games who is striking or attempting to strike a ball

: the hammer of the striking mechanism of a clock or watch

: a blacksmith's helper who swings the sledgehammer

: a worker on strike

: a junior enlisted man in the U.S. Navy who has declared an occupational specialty

: a forward in soccer

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On more than one occasion, Palace’s 6ft 3in (192cm) striker Jean-Philippe Mateta barrelled through players before testing goalkeeper Andre Onana. —

Carl Anka, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025 The strikers had sought higher pay and a 32-hour workweek. —

Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2025 The report also notes that the air traffic controller strike in 1981 — which prompted President Ronald Reagan to fire the strikers — led to a wave of new hires who then retired between 2005 and 2007. —

Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025 Amazon doesn’t even recognize that many of the strikers, who are officially drivers for third-party delivery services despite exclusively delivering packages for the online retailer, are its employees. —

Chris Isidore, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for striker