- hit·ter
- /ˈhıtɚ/ noun, pl -ters [count]: a person who hits someone or something; especially baseball : a player who is trying to hit the ball
He's a good fielder but a poor hitter.
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hit|ter — «HIHT uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that hits. 2. a batter in baseball: »a weak hitter … Useful english dictionary
no-hit|ter — «NOH HIHT uhr», noun. U.S. a baseball game in which a pitcher gives up no base hits to the opposing team in nine or more innings … Useful english dictionary
shoul|der-hit|ter — «SHOHL duhr HIHT uhr», noun. U.S. Informal. a person who hits from the shoulder; bully … Useful english dictionary
switch-hit|ter — «SWIHCH HIHT uhr», noun. a baseball player who bats either right or left handed: »For a while Lloyd talked of baseball…how he d practiced batting left handed so he could be a switch hitter like Mickey Mantle (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
no-hit·ter — /ˌnoʊˈhıtɚ/ noun, pl ters [count] baseball : a game in which a pitcher does not allow the batters from the other team to get a base hit He pitched a no hitter … Useful english dictionary
hit — [[t]hɪt[/t]] v. hit, hit•ting, n. 1) to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer[/ex] 2) to come against with an impact: The wheel hit the curb[/ex] 3) to reach with a missile, a weapon, a blow, or the like, as one throwing,… … From formal English to slang
hit — an·a·bo·hit·site; hit; hit·le·ri·an; hit·ler·ism; hit·less; hit·ta·ble; hit·ter; hit·tit·ol·o·gy; hit·ty mis·sy; mis·hit; un·hit; mega·hit; hit·ler·ite; hit·tite; hit·tol·o·gy; … English syllables
ter-3, terǝ- and teri-, trī- — ter 3, terǝ and teri , trī English meaning: to rub Deutsche Übersetzung: “reiben; drehend reiben” (from which “drehen”), “(reibend) durchbohren” Note: also teru : treu (extended with b, g, gh, ĝh, k, p); here ter 2 “tender” (eig … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
ter|a|watt — «TEHR uh WOT» noun. a trillion watts: »its latest and largest piece of equipment, which will hit a target with six laser beams delivering a total of 3 or 4 terawatts of power (Science News) … Useful english dictionary
ter|ti|us — «TUR shee uhs», adjective. 1. third (used in prescriptions). 2. (in some English schools) designating the youngest of three boys of the same surname: »Smith tertius hit the ball (London Times). ╂[< Latin tertius third] … Useful english dictionary
