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spiker

spiker

1 3.7
A player who hits the volleyball hard to try to score
  • noun
  • /ˈspaɪkər/
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  • The coach moved a new setter to the net for the next few spikers.

Examples

  • Despite injuries, he demonstrated he could still "set the right ball," change the direction of the ball, and had the uncanny ability to sense what the block was doing—all while making it look easy and effortless as he put his spikers into favorable situations that they liked and could score from.

    Blog text (25)

  • Her first three sets sailed over the spikers' heads, out of bounds.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The first spiker tossed the ball to me.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The spiker smiled and returned to the line.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • I did the same thing for the remaining spikers.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • A line of spikers formed on one side of the court with a single setter at the net.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Her unique quality—to be tall in a land of short men and women—was transformed into an endless number of virtues: a spiker and a blocker at the net, in addition to her dedication to the other volleyball players.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The coach praised the strong performance of the spikers during the volleyball match.

  • As a skilled spiker, she easily scored points with her powerful jumps at the net.

  • The spikers practiced their timing to ensure perfect teamwork when spiking the ball.

Synonyms

volleyball player
vsspiker
5 1.3

A person who plays volleyball for sport or fun

is the team member who attacks the ball over the net
sports implement
vsspiker
3.6

An object like a bat or racket that you use to play a sport

is the specific tool used to force the ball downwards in play

Surface Forms

spiker singular
spikers plural

Morphology

spiker = spike (transparent) = spike + er

Agentive '-er' on the verb 'spike' yields someone who spikes (a ball or an object), a formation readily inferable by learners.

Etymology

Spiker comes from spike and -er. Spike means 'a sharp point', and a volleyball player 'spikes' the ball by hitting it hard down like a sharp strike, so a spiker is the player who makes that powerful, downward hit.