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strik·er 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 |