hitter
1. (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
batter, slugger, batsman
• Derivationally related forms:
slug (for: slugger), bat (for: batter)
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
ballplayer, baseball player
• Hyponyms:
bunter, designated hitter, pinch hitter, switch-hitter, whiffer
2. someone who hits
- a hard hitter
- a fine striker of the ball
- blacksmiths are good hitters
• Syn:
striker
• Derivationally related forms:
strike (for: striker), hit
• Hypernyms:
mover
• Hyponyms:
slapper, spanker, walloper
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