striker

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. a worker who stops working as part of an official protest to get better pay or conditions.

n. an employee who participates in a collective refusal to work as a means of industrial or political protest.

“Hundreds of strikers gathered outside the factory gates with signs and banners.”

“The union provided financial support to the strikers during the three-month standoff with the manufacturing firm.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Technology Technical

n. a part of a machine or a tool that hits something else to make it work.

n. a part of a mechanism, such as a clock or a firearm, that strikes another part to trigger an action.

“The striker in the old clock hits the bell every hour.”

“The technician identified a hairline fracture in the striker, which prevented the firing mechanism from engaging correctly.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Military Slang · American English

n. a soldier who acts as a servant for an officer.

n. a soldier assigned to perform personal services or manual tasks for a superior officer.

“The captain's striker made sure his uniform was clean and his boots were polished.”

“In 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.”