Meaning of Hitter | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One who or that which hits.
2. An assassin for hire; a hitman.
   slang
3. One who comes up to bat.
4. A game with a team making a specified number of hits.
   in-compounds

Equivalents

Examples

“The boxer was renowned as a hard hitter.”

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

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

“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.”

“Witt, who had thrown three two-hitters in his career, was in control throughout and showed no signs of fatigue.”

“You’ve never pitched a no-hitter or a one-hitter or a two-hitter or a three-hitter, because you’ve never pitched nine innings.”

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