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English
Etymology
From strike + -er.
Pronunciation
Noun
striker (plural strikers)
- A person who is on strike, someone who has stopped working as a protest.
- Synonym: turnout
- Someone or something that hits someone or something else.
- A blacksmith's assistant who wields the sledgehammer.
1945 January and February, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—III”, in Railway Magazine, page 13:The striker's job was onerous, too, because there was so little "give" in the metal, and the perpetual jarring was indeed trying to the muscles.
- A piece used to push other pieces toward the pockets in the Asian game of carom.
- A piece of metal struck against a flint or quartz-rock to produce sparks; a steel.
- A piece of metal used to attract a magnet, or as a keeper for a magnet.
- (firearms, military) A mechanism of a firearm acting upon the firing pin.
- (soccer) One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
- Synonyms: forward, attacker, centre forward
2011 September 28, Tom Rostance, “Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos”, in BBC Sport:Olympiakos had barely been in the Arsenal half but should have levelled in the 14th minute. A low corner was not dealt with and the ball fell to the feet of striker Rafik Djebbour, who saw his close-range effort brilliantly cleared from the goalline by Arteta.
- (military, slang) An officer's servant or orderly.
1921, Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Ronald Salmon Crane, The English of Business, page 90:"Dog-robber" has a definite significance to some army men; but unless one has spent some time in uniform he will probably have to search long for its meaning: an officer's servant or striker.
- (baseball, slang, 1800s) The batter.
- (cricket) The batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket.
- (obsolete) A harpoon.
- (obsolete) A harpooner.
1697, William Dampier, chapter V, in A New Voyage Round the World. , London: James Knapton, , →OCLC, pages 117–118:[W]here ever we come to an Anchor, we always ſend out our Strikers, and put out Hooks and Lines overboard, to try for Fiſh.
- (obsolete) An inexperienced member of a ship's crew.
- Synonym: green hand
- (obsolete) A wencher; a lewd man.
c. 1621–6, Philip Massinger, “The Unnatural Combat”, in William Gifford, editor, The Plays of Philip Massinger, published 1845, act 4, scene 2, page 54:'Twill prove a notable striker, like his father.
- (obsolete, politics) A blackmailer in politics.
- (obsolete, politics) One whose political influence can be bought.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
someone or something that hits someone or something else
player nearest to the opposing soccer team
— see forward
cricket: batsman currently facing the bowler
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From strike + -er; from English strike.
Pronunciation
Verb
striker
- (bowling) to strike
Conjugation
infinitive
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simple
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striker
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compound
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avoir + past participle
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present participle or gerund1
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simple
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strikant /stʁaj.kɑ̃/
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compound
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ayant + past participle
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past participle
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striké /stʁaj.ke/
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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je (j’)
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tu
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il, elle, on
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nous
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vous
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ils, elles
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(simple tenses)
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present
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strike /stʁajk/
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strikes /stʁajk/
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strike /stʁajk/
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strikons /stʁaj.kɔ̃/
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strikez /stʁaj.ke/
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strikent /stʁajk/
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imperfect
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strikais /stʁaj.kɛ/
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strikais /stʁaj.kɛ/
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strikait /stʁaj.kɛ/
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strikions /stʁaj.kjɔ̃/
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strikiez /stʁaj.kje/
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strikaient /stʁaj.kɛ/
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past historic2
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strikai /stʁaj.ke/
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strikas /stʁaj.ka/
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strika /stʁaj.ka/
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strikâmes /stʁaj.kam/
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strikâtes /stʁaj.kat/
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strikèrent /stʁaj.kɛʁ/
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future
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strikerai /stʁaj.kə.ʁe/
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strikeras /stʁaj.kə.ʁa/
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strikera /stʁaj.kə.ʁa/
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strikerons /stʁaj.kə.ʁɔ̃/
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strikerez /stʁaj.kə.ʁe/
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strikeront /stʁaj.kə.ʁɔ̃/
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conditional
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strikerais /stʁaj.kə.ʁɛ/
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strikerais /stʁaj.kə.ʁɛ/
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strikerait /stʁaj.kə.ʁɛ/
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strikerions /stʁaj.kə.ʁjɔ̃/
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strikeriez /stʁaj.kə.ʁje/
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strikeraient /stʁaj.kə.ʁɛ/
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(compound tenses)
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present perfect
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present indicative of avoir + past participle
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pluperfect
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imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
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past anterior2
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past historic of avoir + past participle
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future perfect
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future of avoir + past participle
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conditional perfect
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conditional of avoir + past participle
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subjunctive
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que je (j’)
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que tu
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qu’il, qu’elle
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que nous
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que vous
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qu’ils, qu’elles
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(simple tenses)
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present
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strike /stʁajk/
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strikes /stʁajk/
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strike /stʁajk/
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strikions /stʁaj.kjɔ̃/
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strikiez /stʁaj.kje/
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strikent /stʁajk/
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imperfect2
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strikasse /stʁaj.kas/
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strikasses /stʁaj.kas/
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strikât /stʁaj.ka/
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strikassions /stʁaj.ka.sjɔ̃/
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strikassiez /stʁaj.ka.sje/
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strikassent /stʁaj.kas/
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(compound tenses)
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past
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present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
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pluperfect2
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imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
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imperative
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–
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tu
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–
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nous
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vous
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–
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simple
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—
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strike /stʁajk/
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—
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strikons /stʁaj.kɔ̃/
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strikez /stʁaj.ke/
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—
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compound
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—
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simple imperative of avoir + past participle
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—
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simple imperative of avoir + past participle
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simple imperative of avoir + past participle
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—
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1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
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2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
- past historic → present perfect
- past anterior → pluperfect
- imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
- pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive
(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).
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