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striker

[strahy-ker] / ˈstraɪ kər /


NOUN
picket
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His price is appealing and he has shown that he can score goals, but Sunderland have competition for the central striker position, most notably Brian Brobbey.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Holly: Losing Harry Wilson and Raul Jimenez in this transfer window leaves slim pickings in terms of a talisman at Fulham, with remaining striker Rodrigo Muniz among their most expensive assets.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The striker produced eight goals and four assists from 24 starts last season, and will look to stay ahead of Yoane Wissa for minutes coming into this campaign.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

It means Rangers have had to set their sights on recruiting a new striker in addition to the wingers and defenders McInnes had already targeted.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

She put Kanue at center midfielder, Natnael at left mid, and Mandela at striker.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

Earlier this summer, large crowds of protestors converged on Delaney Hall in support of the hunger strikers.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

Father Clement Thibault, Babs’s priest-mentor since childhood, is defrocked for publicly supporting the strikers after the church hierarchy forbade him from taking sides; the priest then begins a separate campaign to expose ecclesiastical misbehavior.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

That is despite Delap having been considered one of the Premier League's most exciting young strikers when Chelsea signed him from Ipswich Town last year.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

They have Harry Kane, who is one of the most difficult strikers in the world.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

In what is also known as the “Battle of Toledo,” sheriff’s deputies used tear gas and fire hoses against Electric Auto-Lite Company strikers.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell




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