striker

Net-seeking attacker

A striker is someone or something that strikes.

In soccer, a striker is a forward position focused on scoring goals: The striker headed the ball into the net.

In labor disputes, strikers are workers who have walked off the job.

A striker can also be the hammer mechanism in a firearm or clock, or the metal plate a door latch engages.

labor

picket

Pointed fence stake

demonstration · solidarity · collective bargaining · grievance · lockout · labor rights · picketing · dispute · industrial action · boycott

football

forward

Onward in direction

target man · center forward · attacker · clinical · hat-trick · brace · volley · header · shot · golden boot

tool

firing pin

Primer-striking gun component

  • hammerTool for striking nails
  • anvilMetal-shaping block
  • flintSpark-producing sedimentary rock

bell · clock · gong · chisel · percussion · ignition · spring · mechanism · punch · stamp

firearm

firing pin

Primer-striking gun component

chamber · flintlock · percussion cap · ignition · spring · sear

attacker

assailant

One who attacks another

assassin · combatant · militant · gunman · raider · invader · intruder · ambusher

Categories
Opposites
football position

strikergoalkeeper

Net-defending player

goalie · keeper · defender · goaltender · sweeper

labor relations

strikerscab

Dried blood crust

strikebreaker · blackleg · replacement worker · management · employer

military/combat role

strikerdefender

One who guards another

protector · guardian · target · defensive position

Phrases
Family

strike, striking, strikes, strikers, restrike, strike out, counterstrike, misstrike, antistrike

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G