Hitter

//ˈhɪtɚ// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who or that which hits.

    "The boxer was renowned as a hard hitter."

  2. 2
    (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting wordnet
  3. 3
    An assassin for hire; a hitman. slang

    "Death was Halston's business; he had brought it to eighteen men and six women in his career as an independent hitter."

  4. 4
    someone who hits wordnet
  5. 5
    One who comes up to bat.

    "He struck out six of the last seven batters, striking out the side in the eighth and fanning two hitters in the ninth."

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  1. 6
    A game with a team making a specified number of hits. in-compounds

    "Mike Flanagan (1-2) hurled a four-hitter in 50-degree weather made colder by wind gusting up to 25 miles an hour. […] Ross Baumgarten (2-1) combined with Lamarr Hoyt on a seven-hitter to hand Detroit its sixth straight loss."

Synonyms

All synonyms
batsmanbatsmanbatterbattersluggerstriker

Example

More examples

"Whoever the pitcher may be, he will not be able to strike out our best hitter."

Etymology

From hit + -er (agent noun suffix) or -er (measurement suffix).

Related phrases

banjo hitterbig hittercleanup hittercontact hitterdesignated hitterheavy hitterheavy-hitterleadoff hitterno-hitterone-hitterpinch hitterpinch-hitter

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