hitter

English

Etymology

hit +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɪtə(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɪtɚ/, [ˈhɪɾɚ]

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

hitter (plural hitters)

1. One who or that which hits.

   The boxer was renowned as a hard hitter.

2. (slang) An assassin for hire; a hitman.
   • 2008, Stephen King, Just After Sunset:

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

3. (baseball) One who comes up to bat.

Derived terms

• banjo hitter
• big hitter
• cleanup hitter
• contact hitter
• designated hitter
• heavy-hitter
• heavy hitter
• leadoff hitter
• no-hitter
• one-hitter
• pinch hitter
• pinch-hitter
• pipe-hitter
• power hitter
• switch hitter
• switch-hitter
• trail hitter

 

Anagrams

• tireth, tither, trieth