striker

Definitions

A player in a team sport, such as soccer, whose primary role is to attack and score goals.

A person who is on strike, especially as a member of a labor union participating in a work stoppage.

A device or part of a mechanism that hits or strikes another part to produce an effect, such as a clock hammer or a firearm firing pin.

Examples

The star striker scored a hat-trick in the final minutes of the match.

The labor union striker stood on the picket line demanding better working conditions.

Synonyms

attacker forward goalscorer assailant aggressor assaultant invader

Antonyms

defender goalkeeper protector guardian pacifist peacemaker supporter