striker

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
striker/ˈstrʌɪkə(r)/

▶noun

• 1 an employee on strike.

• 2 the player who is to strike the ball in a game; a player considered in terms of ability to strike the ball.

  ■ (chiefly in soccer) a forward or attacker.

• 3 Brit. a device striking the primer in a gun.