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Definition of hitter noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

hitter

noun

NAmE//ˈhɪt̮ər//

(often in compounds)

1(in sports) a person who hits the ball in the way mentioned a big/long/hard hitter

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2(in politics or business) a person who is powerful the heavy hitters of Japanese industry

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