Meaning

5 senses
  1. One who or that which hits.

    The boxer was renowned as a hard hitter.

    someone who hits

  2. (slang)An assassin for hire; a hitman.

  3. One who comes up to bat.

    (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting

  4. (in compounds)A game with a team making a specified number of hits.

  5. The point of 31 in the game of costly colours.

Examples

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  1. I know Tom isn't a very good hitter.

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  2. I know Tom is a pretty good hitter.

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  3. He appeared as a pinch hitter in the game.

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  4. Tom was the second-best hitter on the team.

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  5. I know that Tom isn't a very good hitter.

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Origin

From hit + -er (agent noun suffix) or -er (measurement suffix).

From hit + -er (agent noun suffix) or -er (measurement suffix).

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