hitters
They swing bats
Hitters are people or things that hit.
In baseball, hitters are batters—players whose job is to hit pitched balls: The team's cleanup hitter drove in three runs.
A heavy hitter is someone powerful or influential in their field.
In criminal slang, a hitter is someone who kills for hire.
The word often appears with modifiers: power hitters, switch hitters, pinch hitters.
Powerful baseball hitters
- battersMixtures before baking
- lineupOrdered list of participants
- cleanupRestoration of order
- leadoffFirst in sequence
designated · switch · pinch · contact · power · plate · at-bat · swing
Powerful baseball hitters
- bashersPersistent harsh critics
- smashersThose who destroy forcefully
- slammersInformal term for prisons
- walloperOne who strikes hard
power · muscular · athletic · strong · robust · vigorous · dominant · crushing
Those who strike
- sluggersPowerful baseball hitters
- fightersThose who engage physically
- boxersUnderwear or prizefighters
- southpawLeft-handed person, informally
knockout · jab · hook · uppercut · combination · counterpuncher · brawler · heavyweight
Something transforming everything
- reliableConsistently performing as expected
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
- dependableWorthy of trust
- opportunisticExploiting circumstances for gain
sluggers
Powerful baseball hitters
leadoff · designated · switch · pinch · contact · power · plate · at-bat · swing · stance
sluggers
Powerful baseball hitters
- bashersPersistent harsh critics
- smashersThose who destroy forcefully
- slammersInformal term for prisons
walloper · power · muscular · athletic · strong · robust · vigorous · dominant · crushing · thunderous
punchers
Those who strike
- sluggersPowerful baseball hitters
- fightersThose who engage physically
- boxersUnderwear or prizefighters
southpaw · knockout · jab · hook · uppercut · combination · counterpuncher · brawler · heavyweight · welterweight
game-changer
Something transforming everything
- reliableConsistently performing as expected
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
- dependableWorthy of trust
opportunistic · timely · pressure · walk-off · comeback · money · ice-cold
- volleyball clubtournaments, leagues, courts, nets, balls
hitterspitchers
Spouted pouring vessels
hurlers · starting pitchers · fielders · throwers · relievers
- switch hittersBatters using both sides
- heavy hittersInfluential, powerful people
- pinch hittersSubstitute batters
- no hitterGame with no hits
- designated hittersNon-fielding offensive specialists
- power hitterBatter who hits far