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striker

1 8.6

A navy member training to get a technical job on a ship

noun
/ˈstraɪkər/

Jargon

: marinero en formación

Compounds

dolphin striker

Specialized

9.9

A short pole under the bowsprit of a sailboat that holds a rope to keep the front rigging tight

How Trained

expert

3 3.5

technician

Specialized

184 3.7

striker

Jargon

1 8.6

trainee

50 2.4

recruit

149 3.6

Surface Forms

striker singular

strikers plural

Morphology

striker = strike (opaque) = strike + er

This is specialized naval jargon (a trainee qualifying for a rating) whose meaning is not transparently derived from the general verb 'strike' for most learners.

Etymology

Striker in the navy is a special use of strike that means 'trying to reach' a job or rating, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of someone 'striking' for a goal. So a naval striker is a sailor training and working to earn a technical position.