striker

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Related topics: Labour relations, unions, Football

strik·er /ˈstraɪkə $ -ər/ noun [countableC]

1. BELSTOP WORKING/GO ON STRIKEsomeone who is not working because they are on strike 罢工者；罢市者

2. DSFa player in football whose main job is to score goals 〔足球队的〕前锋（队员）

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striker• Specialist positions such as goalkeeper and striker would be joined by the mediator and even ambassador.• I hope Wilko cuts his losses with our Brian and then goes out to look for a decent striker.• Shame-Man City are looking for two good strikers.• Thus the reactions of politicians, police and employers have a different weight to those of demonstrators, rioters or strikers.• The striker has paid the price for a run which has seen Pompey win only two of their last 19 games.

From Longman Business Dictionary

strikerstrik·er /ˈstraɪkə-ər/ noun [countableC]HUMAN RESOURCES

a worker who is on strike

There is considerable public support for the strikers.

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