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Webster 1913 Edition


Striker

Strik′er

,
Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith’s helper who wields 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]

Webster 1828 Edition


Striker

STRIKER

,
Noun.
1.
One that strikes, or that which strikes.
2.
In Scripture, a quarrelsome man. Titus 1.