late 14c., "vagabond," agent noun from strike (v.). From mid-15c. as "coiner;" 1580s as "fighter;" 1850 as "worker on strike;" 1963 as a soccer position.
a fine striker of the ball
stridor
stridulous
strife
strigil
strike
striker
striking
string
stringency
stringent
stringer
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