HITTER


Meaning of HITTER in English

/ ˈhɪtə(r); NAmE / noun (often in compounds)

1.

( in sports ) a person who hits the ball in the way mentioned :

a big / long / hard hitter

2.

( in politics or business ) a person who is powerful :

the heavy hitters of Japanese industry

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.