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Striker or The Strikers may refer to:
People
- A type of forward in association football
- A participant in a strike action
- A participant in a hunger strike
- Blacksmith's striker, a type of blacksmith's assistant
- Striker's Independent Society, the oldest mystic krewe in America
People with surname Striker
- Eric Striker (born c. early 1990s), American football linebacker for the Oklahoma Sooners
- Fran Striker (1903–1962), American writer for radio and comics
- Gisela Striker (born 1943), professor of Philosophy and Classics at Harvard University
- Jake Striker (1933-2013), former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball
- Joseph Striker (1898-1974), American actor
- Matt Striker (born 1974), WWE wrestler
- "Mighty Striker", Trinidadian calypsonian Percival Oblington (1930–2011), also known simply as 'Striker'
Entertainment and fiction
- Striker (2010 film), a 2010 Hindi film
- Striker (1987 film), a 1987 Italian war-action film
- Striker (comic), a comic strip in the British tabloid The Sun
- Striker (Transformers), a fictional character from the Transformers universes
- Ted Striker, a character in the films Airplane! and Airplane II: The Sequel
- The Striker, a 2013 novel in the Isaac Bell series, by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
Sports
- Striker (FIFA World Cup mascot) (1994)
- Four different American soccer teams were called the Fort Lauderdale Strikers:
- The current Fort Lauderdale Strikers who play in the North American Soccer League
- Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–83) played in the NASL from 1977 to 1983
- The Minnesota Strikers played in the NASL and MISL from 1984 to 1988 and were a continuation of the original Fort Lauderdale Strikers
- Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–94) played in the ASL and APSL from 1988 to 1994
- Florida Strikers played in the USISL from 1994 to 1997
- Richmond Strikers, an unrelated soccer club in Richmond, Virginia
- The active batsman in cricket
Weapons
- FV102 Striker, a British Army anti-tank guided missile carrier
- Armsel Striker, a revolver action shotgun
- A form of firing pin, part of the firing mechanism of a firearm
- The Mk 47 Striker, an automatic grenade launcher
Gaming
- Strikers, initial North American release name for the Spriggan manga series
- Strikers, another name for Spriggans characters in the Spriggan manga series
- Striker (video game), a 1992 football video game for numerous systems
- Striker (miniatures game), a 1981 wargame in the Traveller Universe
- Striker, a type of character in the King of Fighters video game series
- Super Mario Strikers, soccer game for Nintendo GameCube
- Mario Strikers Charged, the sequel for the Wii
- Striker, a sub-class of the Titan character class in the Destiny (video game)
Other
- Camp Striker, a logistical and life support bases on Victory Base Complex, Iraq
- Oshkosh Striker, a make of fire truck
- HMS Striker, the name of three ships of the Royal Navy
- Dolphin striker, a spar aboard a sailing ship
- Raw Striker, a kit car manufacturer
- Sylva Striker, a Sylva Autokits car model later acquired by Raw Striker
- Fire striker, a piece of iron or steel used to generate sparks by striking it against a hard material such as flint
Music
See also
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