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Strikes vs Striker - What's the difference?

strikes | striker |

As nouns the difference between strikes and striker

is that strikes is while striker is an individual who is on strike.

As a verb strikes

is (strike).

strikes

English

Noun

(head)
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (strike)
  • Anagrams

    *

    striker

    English

    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.
  • *{{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=September 28 , author=Tom Rostance , title=Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Olympiakos had barely been in the Arsenal half but should have levelled in the 14th minute. A low corner was not dealt with and the ball fell to the feet of striker Rafik Djebbour, who saw his close-range effort brilliantly cleared from the goalline by Arteta.}}
  • 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)

    Synonyms

    * (soccer position) attacker, centre forward, forward