striker

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   in football, an attacking player whose main role is to score goals

   The striker scored twice in the final ten minutes of the match.

2. 2
   noun

   a worker who has stopped working as part of an organized protest

   Each striker carried a sign outside the factory.

3. 3
   noun

   a person or mechanical part that hits or strikes something

   The clock's striker hit the bell once each hour.

Formed from strike + the agent suffix -er, literally 'one or something that strikes.' The labor sense refers to a person taking part in a strike, while the football sense developed for an attacking player who strikes the ball toward goal.

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