Definitions
1.nounAn individual who is on strike.
2.nounSomeone or something that hits someone or something else.
3.nounOne 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.
4.nounAn officer's servant or orderly.
5.noun(1800s) The batter.
6.nounThe batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket.
7.nounA harpoon.
8.nounA harpooner.
9.nounAn inexperienced member of a ship's crew.
10.nounA wencher; a lewd man.
11.nounA blackmailer in politics.
12.nounOne whose political influence can be bought.