striker

[US]/ˈstraɪkə/
[UK]/'straɪkɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. participant in a strike; one who strikes; a hammer for striking, especially the part of a clock that strikes the hours; a person who catches forked fish.

Phrases & Collocations

striker partnership

Example Sentences

the most lethal striker in the league.

a gifted striker of the ball.

The strikers blacked the ship.

The strikers took over the factories.

A deputation of 40 strikers was organized.

It was the deadly striker’s 11th goal of the season.

the striker blasted the free kick into the net.

a special investigative committee to look into the strikers' demands.

The strikers were bullied into dropping their demands.

strikers picketed the newspaper's main building.

a new striker has signed for Blackburn.

Strikers were enjoined from picketing.

A spokesperson enumerated the strikers' demands.

Confronted by the angry strikers,the police had to retreat.

The lorry had been blacked by strikers and could not be unloaded.

The new striker failed to make an immediate impression on the team.

I left three strikers up front to add more firepower.

the striker failed to convert three gilt-edged chances.

he's a superb striker in the same mould as Gary Lineker.

their striker had to be stretchered off following a tackle.

Real-world Examples

The mayor of Paris supports the strikers.

Source: VOA Special March 2023 Collection

Among those missing is their star striker Wahbi Khazri.

Source: BBC Listening Collection January 2022

Aguero's announcement came after City's decision to not offer the striker a new contract.

Source: CRI Online April 2021 Collection

Argentina's captain Lionel Messi and France's striker Kylian Mbappe dominated the scoring.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation December 2022

They cheer like mad when the strikers score.

Source: 6 Minute English

On the football team I'm a striker so I have to be able to run very fast.

Source: People's Education Press High School English Compulsory Volume 2

On the football team I’m a striker so I have to be able to run very fast.

Source: People's Education Press High School English Volume 01-11 (Including Translations)

Forwards can be strikers, whose job is to score.

Source: Oxford University: IELTS Foreign Teacher Course

His club West Bromwich Albion have now suspended the French striker and will launch their own internal inquiry.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation March 2014

Businesses, schools, and banks across Iceland also closed in solidarity with the strikers.

Source: PBS English News

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