hitter
/ˈhɪtɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.50 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who or that which hits.
noun
One who comes up to bat.
noun
The point of 31 in the game of costly colours.
Example Sentences
- "The boxer was renowned as a hard hitter."
- "Death was Halston's business; he had brought it to eighteen men and six women in his career as an independent hitter."
- "He struck out six of the last seven batters, striking out the side in the eighth and fanning two hitters in the ninth."
- "Mike Flanagan (1-2) hurled a four-hitter in 50-degree weather made colder by wind gusting up to 25 miles an hour. […] Ross Baumgarten (2-1) combined with Lamarr Hoyt on a seven-hitter to hand Detroit its sixth straight loss."
- "Witt, who had thrown three two-hitters in his career, was in control throughout and showed no signs of fatigue."
- "You’ve never pitched a no-hitter or a one-hitter or a two-hitter or a three-hitter, because you’ve never pitched nine innings."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɪtɚ/
- British English: /ˈhɪtə(ɹ)/