Strikes vs Striker - What's the difference?
strikes | striker |
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
The batter.
(cricket) The batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket.
(obsolete) A harpoon.
(obsolete) A harpooner.
(obsolete) A wencher; a lewd man.
(obsolete, politics) A blackmailer in politics.
(obsolete, politics) One whose political influence can be bought.
(webster)
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).striker
English
Noun
(en noun)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.}}
- Wherever we come to an anchor, we always send out our strikers , and put out hooks and lines overboard, to try fish. — Dampier.
- (Massinger)