STRIKER

striker. Striker, n. one who strikes, a quarrelsome man

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Strik″er (?), n. 1. 1. One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge.
2. 2. A harpoon; also, a harpooner.
Wherever we come to an anchor, we always send out our strikers, and put out hooks and lines overboard, to try fish. Dampier. 3. 3. A wencher; a lewd man. Massinger.
4. 4. A workman who is on a strike.
5. 5. A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political influence can be bought.