1Sport. A player who does not strike the ball; (Cricket) the batsman who is at the bowler's end at the time of a delivery, and who therefore does not face the ball.
2A person (especially a worker) who chooses not to go on strike.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Pycroft (1813–1895), writer on cricket. From non- + striker.
Definition of non-striker in US English:
non-striker
nounnɒnˈstrʌɪkə
1Sport. A player who does not strike the ball; (Cricket) the batsman who is at the bowler's end at the time of a delivery, and who therefore does not face the ball.
2A person (especially a worker) who chooses not to go on strike.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Pycroft (1813–1895), writer on cricket. From non- + striker.