spanker vs striker

spanker and striker both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spanker	Yes	No	No	No
striker	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, striker is a hypernym of spanker; that is, striker is a word with a broader meaning than spanker:

Other hypernyms of spanker include hitter.

spanker (noun)	striker (noun)
a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel	the part of a mechanical device that strikes something
a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand	an employee on strike against an employer
	someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating
	a forward on a soccer team
	someone who hits