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Striker

One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge.

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Broader term 3

Athlete 76% connected

One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Mover 76% connected

A person or thing that moves, stirs, or changes place.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sailor 76% connected

One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Clapper 76% connected

A person who claps.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cock 76% connected

The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hammer 76% connected

An instrument for driving nails, beating metals, and the like, consisting of a head, usually of steel or iron, fixed crosswise to a handle.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Head 76% connected

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Slapper 76% connected

One who, or that which, slaps.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Spanker 76% connected

One who spanks, or anything used as an instrument for spanking.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tongue 76% connected

an organ situated in the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Strike 74% connected

To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Strike 74% connected

To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 1

Hitter 92% connected

One who hits or strikes; as, a hard hitter.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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