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; “a hard hitter”; “a fine striker of the ball”; “blacksmiths are good hitters”

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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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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