Striker vs. Forward — What's the Difference?

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

In the direction that one is facing or travelling; towards the front

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

Onward so as to make progress

A harpoon.

Towards the future; ahead in time

One who uses a harpoon; a harpooner.

Directed or facing towards the front or the direction that one is facing or travelling

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

Relating to the future

(Sports) A forward on a soccer team.

Progressing towards a successful conclusion

An individual who is on strike.

(of a person) bold or overfamiliar in manner

Someone or something that hits someone or something else.

An attacking player in football, hockey, or other sports.

A blacksmith's assistant who wields the sledgehammer.

Agreements to trade specified assets, typically currency, at a specified price at a certain future date.

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

Send (a letter or email) on to a further destination

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

Help to advance (something); promote

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

At, near, or belonging to the front or forepart; fore

A mechanism of a firearm acting upon the firing pin.

Located ahead or in advance

(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.

Going, tending, or moving toward a position in front

An officer's servant or orderly.

(Sports) Advancing toward an opponent's goal.

The batter.

Moving in a prescribed direction or order for normal use

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

Ardently inclined; eager.

(obsolete) A harpoon.

Lacking restraint or modesty; presumptuous or bold

(obsolete) A harpooner.

Being ahead of current economic, political, or technological trends; progressive

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

Deviating radically from convention or tradition; extreme.

(obsolete) A wencher; a lewd man.

Exceptionally advanced; precocious.

A blackmailer in politics.

Of, relating to, or done in preparation for the future

One whose political influence can be bought.

Toward or tending to the front; frontward

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

Into consideration

A harpoon; also, a harpooner.

In or toward the future

A wencher; a lewd man.

In the prescribed direction or sequence for normal use

A workman who is on a strike.

In an advanced position or a configuration registering a future time

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

At or to a different time; earlier or later

A forward on a soccer team

A player in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey, who is part of the forward line of the offense.

Someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating

The position played by such a person.

An employee on strike against an employer

To send on to a subsequent destination or address.

Someone who hits;

Situated toward or at the front of something.

The part of a mechanical device that strikes something

(of troops, guns etc.) Situated toward or near the enemy lines.

Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing.

Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.

(figuratively) Moving in the desired direction of progress.

Having the usual order or sequence.

Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.

Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.

Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.

(obsolete) Ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty.

At, near or towards the front of something.

(nautical) At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).

In the direction in which someone or something is facing.

In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards.

So that front and back are in the usual orientation.

In the usual order or sequence.

Into the future.

To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.

(transitive) To advance, promote.

(transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.

To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.

(rugby) One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).

(soccer) A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.

(ice hockey) An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.

(basketball) The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.

(nautical) The front part of a vessel.

(Internet) An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.

(finance) A direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future; distinguished from a futures contract in that the latter is standardized and traded on an exchange.

Misspelling of foreword.

Agreement; covenant.

An agreement; a covenant; a promise.

Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in advance; progressively; - opposed to backward.

Near, or at the fore part; in advance of something else; as, the forward gun in a ship, or the forward ship in a fleet.

Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; too hasty.

Ardent; eager; earnest; in an ill sense, less reserved or modest than is proper; bold; confident; as, the boy is too forward for his years.

Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring.

To help onward; to advance; to promote; to accelerate; to quicken; to hasten; as, to forward the growth of a plant; to forward one in improvement.

To send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter.

The person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team

A position on a basketball team

Send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit;

At or near or directed toward the front;

Moving toward a position ahead;

Used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty;

Of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle;

Moving forward

Situated at or toward the front;

Situated in the front;

At or to or toward the front;

Forward in time or order or degree;

Toward the future; forward in time;

In a forward direction;

Near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane;