n. One who strikes, in any sense of the verb strike.n. A workman who with others quits work in order to coerce their employer to accede to their demands.n. One who seeks to effect a strike, in sense 13. [Political slang, U. S.]n. In the United States army, a soldier detailed to act as an officer's servant. See strike, v. i., 19.n. A wencher.n. A harpooner.n. In the hardware districts of England, a workman who manages the fire, heats the steel, and assists the forger.n. An assistant or inferior shipwright.n. A man employed to strike off the superfluous quantity of grain, salt, etc., from the top of a measure.n. That which strikes.n. In ornithology, a tern or sea-swallow.n. In the menhaden-fishery: The man who manages the striker-boat.n. A green hand who works at low wages while learning the business, but is one of the crew of a vessel.n. In billiards, the one whose turn it is to play.n. n. In leather manufacturing, a solution applied after the leather is colored to fix or fasten the shade and give it a more uniform appearance.