Strikee

Quick meaning: Strikee is a noun meaning The recipient of a strike, especially a physical blow; one who has been struck.

Meaning

The recipient of a strike, especially a physical blow; one who has been struck.

Example Sentences

Each man is allowed to strike his adversary a number of blows, the recipient of the buffeting being bound by the laws of the game to stand quiescent and take what is coming to him. Then striker and strikee change places and reverse the courtesy.

On which the man […] putting forth his sinister bunch of fives, saluted the youngster under the ear with a blow that projected him about seven feet six inches across the street, deposited him in a place of safety in the sink, and sent the blood gushing forth, with the most fluent liberality, from mouth, nose, and ears. “Now,” said the striker, “I’m Neat; what dost thee say to that?”—“Nothing at all,” replied the strikee, “only that I am satisfied.”

Word Forms

• strikees

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include striker, strike, striking, stroke, stroake, stroak.

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