Striker vs. Batsman — What's the Difference?

One who strikes, as an employee on strike against an employer.

The player at bat in cricket and baseball.

One that strikes, as the clapper in a bell or the firing pin in a gun.

(cricket) A player of the batting side now on the field.

A harpoon.

(cricket) The player now receiving strike; the striker.

One who uses a harpoon; a harpooner.

(cricket) Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.

An enlisted person in usually intensive training for a naval technical rating.

A hitter.

(Sports) A forward on a soccer team.

An officer who used a pair of hand-held bats to signal to aircraft as they came in to land on the flight deck.

An individual who is on strike.

The one who wields the bat in cricket, baseball, etc.; in baseball, the batsman is usually called the batter.

Someone or something that hits someone or something else.

(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting

A blacksmith's assistant who wields the sledgehammer.

A piece used to push other pieces toward the pockets in the Asian game of carom.

A piece of metal struck against a flint or quartz-rock to produce sparks; a steel.

A piece of metal used to attract a magnet, or as a keeper for a magnet.

A mechanism of a firearm acting upon the firing pin.

(soccer) One 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.

An officer's servant or orderly.

The batter.

(cricket) The batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket.

(obsolete) A harpoon.

(obsolete) A harpooner.

(obsolete) An inexperienced member of a ship's crew.

(obsolete) A wencher; a lewd man.

A blackmailer in politics.

One whose political influence can be bought.

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

A harpoon; also, a harpooner.

A wencher; a lewd man.

A workman who is on a strike.

A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political influence can be bought.

A forward on a soccer team

Someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating

An employee on strike against an employer

Someone who hits;

The part of a mechanical device that strikes something