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Definition of “hitter”

hitter (ˈhɪtə Pronunciation for hitter

Definitions

noun

  1. (informal) a boxer who has a hard punch rather than skill or finesse
  2. a person who hits something

Translations for 'hitter'

  • British English: hitter In sports, you can use hitter to say how good someone is at hitting the ball. NOUNHe is not one of the game's big hitters.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: batedor batedora
  • Chinese: 打击者打击擊者
  • European Spanish: bateador bateadora
  • French: frappeur frappeuse
  • German: Schlagmann
  • Italian: giocatorenei giochi di palla giocatrice
  • Japanese: スポーツで打撃に強い人
  • Korean: 타자
  • Portuguese: batedor batedora
  • Spanish: bateador bateadora

Example Sentences Including 'hitter'

Hudson fanned Fernando Tatis and Ron Calloway in the seventh before allowing a two-out single to No. 9 hitter Michael Barrett.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Jonny could still last for years but he is as much a hard hitter as any forward.
Sun, News of the World (2004)
Not surprisingly, John Daly is the US Tour's biggest hitter , averaging 309 yards off the tee.
Sun, News of the World (2002)
On the way home I saw this honey-bunny named Lee-Ann, a girl from the `hood who was a major-league hitter and still had some looks left.
Shell, Ray Iced
Price called him," pound for pound, the longest hitter of the ball.
Globe and Mail (2003)
There's nothing clever about being the longest hitter of an 8-iron on the course.
O'Connor, Christy & Smith, Peter Christy O'Connor Junior's Golf Masterclass
What baseball needs is a new pinch hitter to stop sweeping the sport's problems under the Astroturf.
Maxim (2004)

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