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striker noun ( SPORT )
/ˈstraɪ.kər/
/-kɚ/ n [C] Definition
a player in a game such as football whose main purpose is to try to score goals rather than to prevent the opposing team from scoring
The club's new manager is a former England striker.
The 24-year-old striker scored 35 goals for Newcastle United last season.
(Definition of striker noun (SPORT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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