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