strikernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈstraɪ.kər/us/ˈstraɪ.kɚ/striker noun [ C ] (STOP WORK)
C1 someone who is involved in a strike:
Many people sympathize with the strikers.
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Industrial action
- abstain
- blackleg
- cooling-off period
- demarcation dispute
- direct action
- job action
- lightning strike
- lock
- lock sb out
- lockout
- pay claim
- picket
- strike
- strike pay
- strikebound
- strikebreaker
- sympathy
- walk
- walk out
- walkout
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striker noun [ C ] (SPORT)
C2 a player in a game such as football whose main purpose is to try to score goals rather than to prevent the opposing team from scoring:
The club's new manager is a former England striker.
The 24-year-old striker scored 35 goals for Newcastle United last season.
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Competitors & participants in sports & games
- back four
- benchwarmer
- boot boy
- center forward
- center half
- eleven
- fielder
- finisher
- gymnast
- outfield player
- outside forward
- phoenix club
- playmaker
- poacher
- runner
- scratch
- sprint
- squad
- underdog
- winger
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