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One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge.

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  1. n. One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge.
  2. n. A harpoon; also, a harpooner.
  3. n. A wencher; a lewd man.
  4. n. A workman who is on a strike.
  5. n. A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political influence can be bought.
  6. n. a forward on a soccer team
  7. n. someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating
  8. n. an employee on strike against an employer
  9. n. someone who hits
  10. n. the part of a mechanical device that strikes something
  11. 1. One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wieds the sledge. 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. A wencher; a lewd man. [Obs.] Massinger. 4. A workman who is on a strike. 5. A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political influence can be bought. [Political Cant]
  12. n:100 n. a forward on a soccer team n. someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating n. an employee on strike against an employer n. the part of a mechanical device that strikes something