hitter

2 definitions found

hitter - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hitter \Hit"ter\, n.
     1. One who hits or strikes; as, a hard hitter.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Baseball) The batter; as, there are two strikes on the
        hitter.
        [PJC]
  
     heavy hitter
  
     1. A baseball player who gets many extra-base hits.
  
     2. A person who is very important or is very effective at his
        profession.
        [PJC]

hitter - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hitter
      n 1: (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting [syn: batter,
           hitter, slugger, batsman]
      2: someone who hits; "a hard hitter"; "a fine striker of the
         ball"; "blacksmiths are good hitters" [syn: hitter,
         striker]