Meanings of hard hitter in English

General von Zwehl was a hard hitter and a quick hitter.

You were right, quite right; but, by St. George, you are a hard hitter!

Bryant was a hard hitter himself, and instantly returned the blow-a half dozen or more.

They left some of their number on the sand behind them, for White was a hard hitter.

A hard hitter like the Provost of Oriel must often have left behind the remembrance of his blows.

Now, Durville came to bat, and the captain of the Army nine was an accurate and hard hitter.

I know she's a hard hitter and she has a great serve and then the next few points, balls.

You are a hard hitter.

Had he been a hard hitter, he might have got in several blows himself, but he only landed one or two.

Davis found out that "Abe" was not only a hard hitter, but had staying qualities of a high order.

Each new contest showed him a fearless antagonist, a hard hitter, and a man of practical common sense and growing political wisdom.

Waterland fell into neither of these snares; he always argues, never declaims; he is a hard hitter in controversy, but never condescends to scurrilous personalities.

Bob Addy, who was one of the best of the lot, was a good, hard hustling player, a good base runner and a hard hitter.

These two elephant rifles were very hard hitters, and carried twelve drachms of powder.

You'll watch Place's hard hitters with hawk eyes, my boy, and a pitcher's memory.

Both were hard hitters, but they had a hold on the principles of the art of war.