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HITTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
Synonyms:
batsman; batter; hitter; slugger
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hitter" is a kind of...):
ballplayer; baseball player (an athlete who plays baseball)
Domain category:
ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hitter"):
bunter (a batter who bunts)
designated hitter (a ballplayer who is designated to bat in place of the pitcher)
pinch hitter ((baseball) a substitute for the regular batter)
switch-hitter (a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed)
whiffer (a batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who hits
Example:
blacksmiths are good hitters
Synonyms:
hitter; striker
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("hitter" is a kind of...):
mover (someone who moves)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hitter"):
slapper; spanker (a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand)
walloper (a very hard hitter)
Derivation:
hit (cause to move by striking)
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