noun Date: 1877 one that strikes hard or with heavy blows: as, a prizefighter who punches hard but has usually little defensive skill, a hard-hitting batter in baseball
SLUGGER
Meaning of SLUGGER in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012