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Synonyms for striker

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Attacker — one of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are…

attacker, front man, center forward, forward

2. Steel — someone or something that hits someone or something else. A piece of metal struck against a flint or…

steel, fire striker, firesteel

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Someone or something that hits someone or something else. A piece of metal struck against a flint or ferrocerium to produce sparks.

  2. n. 2

    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.

Related words

Phrases
high striker dolphin striker

Forms

Plural
strikers → attackers, forwards, steels, firesteels…

Example sentences

  • forward I am looking forward to meeting you when you come.
  • attacker Sami has never been able to describe his attacker.
  • steel Building the steel factory was a great enterprise.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
strikersteady
forwardrising
attackerrising
steelfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
steel1
6 letters
hitter2
7 letters
forward2, turnout2
8 letters
attacker3
9 letters
firesteel

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hitter2 = 2 syllables).