Meaning of pipe-hitter | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person that smokes drugs (especially opium) from a pipe.
   informal
2. An intrepid individual; a go-getter.
   informal
3. Military slang for a skilled and intimidating soldier. This use of the term originated with the 1994 film "Pulp Fiction".
   informal

Examples

“We had several exhibitions of opium smoking, or "hitting the pipe." Every "pipe-hitter" seemed to feel glorious.”

“And so in his indolent way he drifted gradually into the habit and became a confirmed "pipe-hitter."”

“I frequently play 'em to 'double out' but I've been playing 'colors' lately, for they've had me locked up with a drunken coon, a Greaser horse-thief, and a Chinese pipe-hitter.”

“In the days that followed, we heard from here and there that the pipe-hitter survived but ended up spending a considerably longer time in the hospital than I did.”

“This guy is one serious tackdriving pipe-hitter. If we're going to go after somebody this experienced, this dangerous, I think we deserve to know what he's really up to.”

“Despite his outer appearance of a hard-charging pipehitter, Sahil had a genuine gift for empathy.”

“I'll build you a team of pipe-hitters who'll do anything you can dream up.”

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