1. One who strikes, as an employee on strike against an employer.
2. One that strikes, as the clapper in a bell or the firing pin in a gun.
3. 1. A harpoon.
   2. One who uses a harpoon; a harpooner.
4. An enlisted person in usually intensive training for a naval technical rating.
5. Sports. A forward on a soccer team.

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