Striker /(?)/

Strik·er

Striker

n.
  1. One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge.
  2. A harpoon; also, a harpooner.
    Wherever we come to an anchor, we always send out our strikers, and put out hooks and lines overboard, to try fish.
    — Dampier.
  3. A wencher; a lewd man. [Obs.]
  4. A workman who is on a strike.
  5. A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political influence can be bought. [Political Cant]