marcher vs striker

marcher

noun
  • One who marches; one who participates in a march. 

  • An inhabitant of a march (border country); specifically, a marcher lord. 

  • A border territory, a march (now only in (attributive) use). 

striker

noun
  • An individual who is on strike. 

  • A mechanism of a firearm acting upon the firing pin. 

  • An officer's servant or orderly. 

  • A piece of metal used to attract a magnet, or as a keeper for a magnet. 

  • A piece of metal struck against a flint or quartz-rock to produce sparks; a steel. 

  • A blacksmith's assistant who wields the sledgehammer. 

  • A piece used to push other pieces toward the pockets in the Asian game of carom. 

  • The batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket. 

  • The batter. 

  • 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. 

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