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hitter
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun hitter has 2 senses
- hitter(n = noun.person) batsman, batter, slugger - (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting; Array is a kind of ballplayer, baseball player
- hitter(n = noun.person) striker - someone who hits; "a hard hitter"; "a fine striker of the ball"; "blacksmiths are good hitters" is a kind of mover
has particulars: bunter, designated hitter, pinch hitter, switch-hitter, whiffer
has particulars: slapper, spanker, walloper
Derived form verb hit1
CIDE DICTIONARY
hitter, n.
- One who hits or strikes; as, a hard hitter. [1913 Webster]
- The batter; as, there are two strikes on the hitter. [PJC]
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