Strikers

/ˈstraɪkərz/ noun

Definition

Workers who refuse to work as a form of organized protest, or in sports, players positioned to score goals.

Etymology

From strike meaning 'to hit' or 'to stop work', from Old English strīcan. The labor sense developed in the 1760s from the idea of striking (lowering) sails on ships, while the sports meaning emerged in the 19th century.

Kelly Says

The connection between 'striking' work and 'striking' sails reveals maritime origins - when sailors wanted to protest, they would literally strike (lower) the sails, effectively stopping the ship. This nautical gesture of defiance became the template for all labor strikes that followed.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተንኮል
tɛn.koɫ
ARالعربية
مهاجمون
muhāǧimūn
BNবাংলা
আক্রমণকারী
a.kɾɔmɔn.kɔ.ɾi
CACatalà
davanters
də.vanˈteɾs
CSČeština
útočníci
uːto.t͡ɕɪːt͡sɪ
DADansk
angribere
ɑŋˈɡʁi.bə.ɾə
DEDeutsch
Stürmer
ˈʃtʏrmɐ
ELΕλληνικά
επιθετικοί
e.pi.θi.tiˈkoi
ESEspañol
delanteros
de.lanˈte.ɾos
FAفارسی
مهاجم
mohāǧem
FISuomi
hyökkääjät
hyøkːæːjæt
FRFrançais
attaquants
a.tɑ.kɑ̃
GUGU
હુમલાકાર
hu.mə.laː.kaːɾ
HAHA
masu kai hari
ma.su kai ha.ɾi
HEעברית
חלוצים
ḥalutsim
HIहिन्दी
आक्रमणकारी
ākramaṇakārī
HUMagyar
csatárok
t͡ʃɑtaːrok
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyerang
pən.jəˈrɑŋ
IGIG
ndị na-egbu
n.dị na.eɡ.bu
ITItaliano
attaccanti
at.takˈkanti
JA日本語
フォワード
fowādo
KKKK
шабуылшылар
ʃabɯɫ.ʃɯ.lar
KMKM
កម្លាំងវាយប្រហារ
kɑmlaŋ viəp prɑhɑː
KO한국어
공격수
gonggyeoksŭ
MRMR
आक्रमक
aː.kram.kə
MSBahasa Melayu
penyerang
pən.jəˈrɑŋ
MYမြန်မာ
တိုက်ခိုက်သူ
taiʔ kʰeiʔ ðù
NLNederlands
aanvallers
aːnˈvɑlərs
NONorsk
angripere
ɑŋˈɡriː.pə.ɾə
PAPA
ਹਮਲਾਵਰ
ham.laː.vəɾ
PLPolski
napastnicy
na.pastˈɲit͡sɨ
PTPortuguês
atacantes
a.tɐ.ˈkɐ̃.tɨʃ
RORomână
atacanți
a.takɑnt͡s
RUРусский
нападающие
nɐ.pɐˈda.juɕːɪje
SVSvenska
anfallare
an.falːa.ɾe
SWKiswahili
wanaoshambulia
wa.na.o.ʃam.bu.lia
TAதமிழ்
முன்னேற்றம்
mun.n̪eːr̪.t̪am
TEతెలుగు
ముందుకు వచ్చేవారు
mʊn.d̪u.ku va.t͡ʃ.eː.vaː.ɾu
THไทย
กองหน้า
kɔ̄ːŋ nâː
TLTL
mga maninira
mɑˈɡa ma.ni.ni.ɾa
TRTürkçe
forvet
foɾˈvet
UKУкраїнська
нападники
nɐ.pɐdˈnɪkɪ
URاردو
حملہ آور
ḥamla āvar
VITiếng Việt
tiền đạo
tiən˧˧ ʒɔ˧˧
YOYO
awọn ọlọṣe
a.wɔ̃ o.lo.ʃe
ZH中文
前锋
qián fēng
ZUZU
abashaya
aˈba.ʃa.ja

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