striker
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1 football player (n.) B1 Intermediate Sporta player in football whose main job is to stay near the other team's goal and score.
an attacking player positioned closest to the opposing team's goal, primarily tasked with scoring.
ExampleThe team's star striker scored two goals in the final ten minutes of the game.
ExampleThe manager decided to play with a lone striker, hoping to exploit the opponent's defensive gaps through quick counter-attacks.
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2 protesting worker (n.) B2 Upper Intermediatea worker who stops working as part of an official protest to get better pay or conditions.
an employee who participates in a collective refusal to work as a means of industrial or political protest.
ExampleHundreds of strikers gathered outside the factory gates with signs and banners.
ExampleThe union provided financial support to the strikers during the three-month standoff with the manufacturing firm.
- protester
- picketer
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3 mechanical part (n.) C1 Advanced Technical Technicala part of a machine or a tool that hits something else to make it work.
a part of a mechanism, such as a clock or a firearm, that strikes another part to trigger an action.
ExampleThe striker in the old clock hits the bell every hour.
ExampleThe technician identified a hairline fracture in the striker, which prevented the firing mechanism from engaging correctly.
- hammer
- firing pin
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4 military orderly (n.) C2 Proficiency Slang American English Militarya soldier who acts as a servant for an officer.
a soldier assigned to perform personal services or manual tasks for a superior officer.
ExampleThe captain's striker made sure his uniform was clean and his boots were polished.
ExampleIn historical military accounts, the role of the striker often blurred the lines between combat duty and domestic service for the officer class-conscious officer corps.
From strike + -er.