1. a volleyball player who attacks the ball by hitting it forcefully downward over the net
Usage: sports
2. a person or device that drives spikes into something

Examples

• The team’s best spiker scored the winning point.
• She trained hard to become an effective spiker on the volleyball team.
• The spiker jumped high and slammed the ball down.
• Railroad workers used a mechanical spiker to lay track.
• The construction crew needed a spiker for the wooden beams.
• Our spiker has an impressive vertical jump.