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How to pronounce striker in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms hitter
Type of mover
Has types walloper, slapper, spanker
Derivation strike


a fine striker of the ball.
Type Words
Type of jock, athlete
Type Words
Type of nonworker
Derivation strike
Type Words
Type of sailor, sailor boy, navy man, bluejacket
Type Words
Type of mechanical device
Has types hammer, head, clapper, tongue, cock, firing pin
Derivation strike

Examples of striker

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Their attempts to sign Liverpool striker David Ngog have come to nothing so far.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Backing-up Bowlers will be able to run out a non-striker if he backs up too far.
From the telegraph.co.uk
All the great teams have a good goalkeeper, centre-half, midfielder and striker.
From the telegraph.co.uk
They bring on a fellow named Vigilante in place of their star striker Punosevac.
From the guardian.co.uk
Striker James Brown should also be involved after returning against Bournemouth.
From the gazettelive.co.uk
The Porto striker is 7-4 to be a Chelsea player by close of the transfer window.
From the mirror.co.uk
Danny Welbeck, the Manchester United striker, is set to join Sunderland on loan.
From the guardian.co.uk
Manager Vic Akers singled out England striker Kelly Smith for particular praise.
From the borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
Striker Paul Vines had a day to remember, his hat-trick seeing off the visitors.
From the borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
More examples
  • A forward on a soccer team
  • Someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating
  • An employee on strike against an employer
  • Hitter: someone who hits; "a hard hitter"; "a fine striker of the ball"; "blacksmiths are good hitters"
  • The part of a mechanical device that strikes something
  • Striker is a comic strip (and for a time, it was a magazine) that features in the British magazine Nuts, created by Pete Nash. The strip formerly featured in the tabloid newspaper The Sun from 1985 up until 2009.
  • Each FIFA World Cup since 1966 has its own mascot. World Cup Willie, the mascot for the 1966 competition, was the first World Cup mascot, and one of the first mascots to be associated with a major sporting competition. ...
  • Striker is a 2010 Bollywood action-drama film written, directed and produced by Chandan Arora. It stars Siddharth, a famous Telugu film actor who also acted in Rang De Basanti fame, and Padmapriya, a Malayalam and Tamil actress debuting in Bollywood, in lead roles with Vidya Malvade, Nicolette ...
  • Forwards, also known as attackers and strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ...