Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

striker

/ˈstɹaɪkɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: strik-er
IPA: /ˈstɹaɪkɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is on strike, someone who has stopped working as a protest.

noun

Someone or something that hits someone or something else.

noun

Someone or something that hits someone or something else.

noun

Someone or something that hits someone or something else.

noun

Someone or something that hits someone or something else.

noun

Someone or something that hits someone or something else.

noun

Someone or something that hits someone or something else.

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"Olympique Lyonnais midfielder Nemanja Matic and Le Havre striker Ahmed Hassan have each been handed two-game bans with a further two matches suspended after they concealed Ligue 1’s anti-homophobia insignia on their shirts, the French top-flight said."
""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."
"[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."
"'Twill prove a notable striker, like his father."

Etymology

Etymology tree English strike Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English striker From strike + -er.

Usage

Inflected Forms

strikers (plural)

Derived Forms

firestriker strikerless

Phrases

dolphin-striker dolphin striker high striker hunger striker non-striker

Synonyms

turnout firestriker steel firesteel forward attacker centre forward front man green hand promiscuous man

Rhymes With

biker riker stryker hiker schleicher ryker spiker speicher streicher eicher piker kiker

Questions

How do you pronounce striker?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹaɪkɚ/.
What does striker mean?: A person who is on strike, someone who has stopped working as a protest.
Where does striker come from?: Etymology tree English strike Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English striker From strike + -er.

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