/struy"keuhr/ , n.
1. a person or thing that strikes.
2. a worker who is on strike.
3. manhelper.
4. the clapper in a clock that strikes the hours or rings an alarm.
5. U.S. Army. a private who acts as a voluntary paid servant to a commissioned officer.
6. U.S. Navy. an enlisted person in training for a specific technical rating.
7. a person who strikes fish, whales, etc., with a spear or harpoon.
8. Whaling. a harpoon.
9. Soccer. one of the attacking forwards.
[ 1350-1400; 1840-50 for def. 2; ME; see STRIKE, -ER 1 ]