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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstraɪkər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstraɪkɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(strī′kər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
strik•er /ˈstraɪkɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person or thing that strikes.
  2. a person who is on strike:The strikers protested in front of the plant gates and tried to block trucks from going in.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
strik•er  (strī′kər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that strikes.
  2. a worker who is on strike.
  3. manhelper.
  4. Timethe clapper in a clock that strikes the hours or rings an alarm.
  5. Military[U.S. Army.]a private who acts as a voluntary paid servant to a commissioned officer.
  6. Military[U.S. Navy.]an enlisted person in training for a specific technical rating.
  7. Sporta person who strikes fish, whales, etc., with a spear or harpoon.
  8. Sport[Whaling.]a harpoon.
  9. Sport[Soccer.]one of the attacking forwards.
  • 1350–1400; 1840–50 for def. 2; Middle English; see strike, -er1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
striker /ˈstraɪkə/ n
  1. a person who is on strike
  2. the hammer in a timepiece that rings a bell or alarm
  3. any part in a mechanical device that strikes something, such as the firing pin of a gun
  4. informal an attacking player, esp one who generally positions himself or herself near the opponent's goal in the hope of scoring
  5. the batter who is about to play a ball
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