I. ˈstrīkə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: strike (I) + -er
1. : one that strikes
no blow can be struck but it recoils on the striker — R.W.Emerson
2. obsolete : a dissolute person
3. : strickle
4. : a player in any of several games who strikes:
a. : a batsman in cricket
b. : a billiards player whose turn it is at the table
c. : a player having last struck the ball in court tennis
d. : a player (as in squash) whose turn it is after the ball in play has hit the front wall
5.
a. : a clock or watch that strikes
b. : any of various devices designed to strike: as
(1) : the hammer of the striking mechanism of a clock or watch
(2) : the part of the action that immediately delivers the blow to the primer of a firearm
(3) : a small plunger intermediary between the firing pin and the primer that ignites the charge of a torpedo
(4) : a device on a pen-ruling machine for raising and lowering a pen
(5) : a device for putting a machine or part in gear with a driving mechanism
(6) : a reciprocating projecting piece in a loom used to actuate a finger periodically to deliver the pick
6.
a. : a worker engaged in any of various occupations that involve striking: as
(1) : blacksmith 1c
(2) : one who dresses off the clay bricks with a strike in molding
(3) : one who stretches and smooths wet hides and skins by hand or machine
b. : an oiler on a ship
c.
(1) : a fisherman who rows a driveboat
(2) : a shrimp fisherman who uses a trawl
7.
a. : a worker who assists another: as
(1) : one who assists a truck driver in loading and driving
(2) : one who helps a furnaceman shape steel plates
b.
(1) : an enlisted man detailed as an officer's orderly
(2) : an enlisted man employed by an officer to do odd jobs for extra pay during off-duty hours
8. : a worker who is on strike
9. or striker plate : strike 17c
10. : mordant 1
11. : strike-dog
12. : a navy enlisted man who is working for a petty officer's rate
II.
: a forward in soccer