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strike-slip fault
strike up
strike upon
strike zone
strikebound
strikebreaker
strikebreaking
strikeover
striker
striking
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Strine
string
string along
string band
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striker

strik·er [ strkər ] (plural strik·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. somebody on strike: somebody who has joined others in ceasing work in protest against working conditions or to compel an employer to accept their demands

2. soccer attacking football player: an attacking player in a soccer team whose main role is to score goals

3. device that strikes to tell time: a device that strikes to tell the time, e.g. a hammer in a clock or a clapper in a bell

4. arms mechanism that drives firing pin: the mechanical part of a firearm that drives the firing pin forward

5. U.S. navy sailor working to get technical rating: somebody enlisted in the U.S. Navy who is working hard toward a technical rating

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