Noun

(en noun)

A person who engages in stalking. Originally meant a tracker and hunter or guide of game.

A person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions.

Any of various devices for removing the stalk from plants during harvesting.

A kind of fishing net.

Noun

(en noun)

An individual who is on strike.

Someone or something that hits someone or something else.

# A blacksmith's assistant who wields the sledgehammer.

(soccer) One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.

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The batter.

(cricket) The batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket.

(obsolete) A harpoon.

(obsolete) 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.

(obsolete) A wencher; a lewd man.

(Massinger)

(obsolete, politics) A blackmailer in politics.

(obsolete, politics) One whose political influence can be bought.

(webster)