hitter

Etymology

hit + -er

noun

  1. One who or that which hits.
    The boxer was renowned as a hard hitter.
  2. (slang) An assassin for hire; a hitman.
    Death was Halston's business; he had brought it to eighteen men and six women in his career as an independent hitter. 2008, Stephen King, Just After Sunset
  3. (baseball) One who comes up to bat.

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