hitter
IPA: hˈɪtɝ
noun
- One who or that which hits.
- (slang) An assassin for hire; a hitman.
- (baseball) One who comes up to bat.
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Examples of "hitter" in Sentences
- It looks like a pinch-hitter is being brought in to finish the story based upon his notes.
- The clean-up hitter is Rand Paul, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky.
- How good a hitter is the Mets 'Mike Piazza, who has spent his entire career in pitchers' parks?
- Crowe, a switch-hitter, is an all-around athlete with excellent speed who can play all three outfield positions.
- The alternative as cleanup hitter is C Bengie Molina, who ranked at the bottom of NL cleanup hitters last season with 16 homers and a .445 slugging percentage.
- Colorado's hottest hitter is shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, who hit .254 and slugged .489 in the first half but hit .342 and slugged .619 after the All-Star break.
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