striker

Noun
  1. A forward on a soccer team (synset 110683435)
    is a type of: athlete, jock - a person trained to compete in sports
  2. Someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating (synset 110683297)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: bluejacket, navy man, sailor, sailor boy - a serviceman in the navy
  3. An employee on strike against an employer (synset 110683184)
    is a type of: nonworker - a person who does nothing
  4. Someone who hits (synset 110197847)
    "a hard hitter"; "a fine striker of the ball"; "blacksmiths are good hitters"
    is a type of: mover - someone who moves
    subtypes:
    same as: hitter
  5. The part of a mechanical device that strikes something (synset 104344878)
    is a type of: mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
    subtypes:
    • clapper, tongue - metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
    • firing pin - striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer
    • hammer - a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
    • cock, hammer - the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
    • head - the striking part of a tool

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