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Meanings of hitter in English

Portuguese
batedor
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(Baseball) a ballplayer who is batting.

        batedor
        Spanish
        golpeador

        Someone who hits.

              golpeador
              Synonyms
              Examples for "striker"
              Examples for "striker"
              1
              The striker snaffled a second when he headed home on 40 minutes.
              The South African
              2
              St Mirren are good on the counter attack with a good striker.
              BBC
              3
              However, the veteran English striker was later carried off with an injury.
              BBC
              4
              The veteran striker's goal moving his side five points clear of relegation.
              The Irish Times
              5
              The young American striker buried his first opportunity and Kettering finally collapsed.
              The Guardian
              Usage of hitter in English
              1
              The third hitter reached his base on another error by an infielder.
              The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball Stories
              2
              I've had a pro hitter following me ever since I landed yesterday.
              Death masks
              3
              The A's haven't had a hitter in scoring position through seven innings.
              Chicago sun times
              4
              We need a heavy hitter, an Alistair Darling or an Alan Johnson.
              The Guardian
              5
              Giambi did come off the bench as a pinch hitter that night.
              The Yankee Years
              6
              Not even the best hitter can hit five hundred against major-league pitching.
              Blood rites
              7
              A three-hitter, he added, and was unaccountably pleased when she looked impressed.
              The inconvenient bride
              8
              When you got to be a heavy hitter, you got some respect.
              The stand
              9
              He dressed too well to be a heavy hitter for the mob.
              A quiet vendetta
              10
              It was like the hitter scrubbed the place when he was done.
              Mob rules
              11
              He is a .324 career hitter in nine games against the Twins.
              Reuters
              12
              I caught a glimpse of Marcone's hitter, heading out toward the ruckus.
              Death masks
              13
              I'm a hitter, so they generally shove me in about fourth wicket.
              A Wodehouse Miscellany: Articles & Stories
              14
              Rodriguez was limited to playing designated hitter during his last two seasons.
              Reuters
              15
              Alison was a sure-handed, skilful hitter, but did not aspire to leadership.
              The Clever Woman of the Family
              16
              When Pfizer launch the wildly popular Viagra, he becomes a big hitter.
              The Guardian
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              Translations for hitter
              Portuguese
              batedor
              Spanish
              golpeador
              Hitter through the time
              Hitter across language varieties
              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Less common