hitter

English

Etymology

hit +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɪtə(ɹ)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɪtɚ/, [ˈhɪɾɚ]
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • 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.

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