Meaning

noun a forward on a soccer team

noun someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating

noun an employee on strike against an employer

originEtymology tree English strike Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos 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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