Striker : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Striker	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Striker
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
striker n a forward on a soccer team someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating an employee on strike against an employer someone who hits; "a hard hitter"; "a fine striker of the ball"; "blacksmiths are good hitters" Synonym(s): hitter, striker the part of a mechanical device that strikes something
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Striker \Strik"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge. 2. A harpoon; also, a harpooner. Wherever we come to an anchor, we always send out our strikers, and put out hooks and lines overboard, to try fish. --Dampier. 3. A wencher; a lewd man. [Obs.] --Massinger. 4. A workman who is on a strike. 5. A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political influence can be bought. [Political Cant]