HITTER

hitter, one-hitter

(noun) a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one hit

hitter, two-hitter

(noun) a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits

hitter, three-hitter

(noun) a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits

hitter, four-hitter

(noun) a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits

hitter, five-hitter

(noun) a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits

batter, hitter, slugger, batsman

(noun) (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting

hitter, striker

(noun) someone who hits; ā€œa hard hitterā€; ā€œa fine striker of the ballā€; ā€œblacksmiths are good hittersā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hitter (plural hitters)

Agent noun of hit; one who hits.

(baseball) One who comes up to bat.

Anagrams

• tireth, tither, trieth

Source: Wiktionary


Hit"ter, n.

Definition: One who hits or strikes; as, a hard hitter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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