walloper
One who thumps
A walloper is someone or something that hits hard.
The word appears most often in informal contexts describing a powerful punch, a dominant competitor, or anything impressively forceful: He's a real walloper at the plate.
In Australian and New Zealand slang, walloper is also casual term for a police officer.
Powerful baseball batter
- puncherOne who jabs
- batterUncooked cake mixture
- strikerOne who hits targets
- smasherOne who breaks forcefully
thumper · clobber · bruiser · knockout · heavyweight · pummeler · basher · belter
Outsized thing or untruth
- titanDominant figure in field
- behemothCreature of immense size
- colossusStatue of immense size
- monsterFrightening imaginary creature
leviathan · mammoth · jumbo · goliath · hulk · bruiser · heavyweight · biggie
Overstating beyond reality
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- whopperOutsized thing or untruth
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
fabrication · yarn · boast · bluster · puffery · humdinger · doozy
slugger
Powerful baseball batter
smasher · thumper · clobber · bruiser · knockout · heavyweight · pummeler · basher · belter · whacker
whopper
Outsized thing or untruth
monster · leviathan · mammoth · jumbo · goliath · hulk · bruiser · heavyweight · biggie · thumper
exaggeration
Overstating beyond reality
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- whopperOutsized thing or untruth
stretcher · fabrication · yarn · boast · bluster · puffery · humdinger · doozy
blow
Move air forcefully
hit · thump · whack · bash · bang · clout · thwack · strike · sock · belt
truncheon
Short thick stick
- nightstickPolice impact weapon
- cudgelThick wooden club
- billyCamp cooking pot
club · shillelagh · blackjack · bludgeon · mace · bat · cosh · sap · flail · maul
walloperpushover
Easily defeated opponent
weakling · wimp · softy · cream puff · punching bag
- pack a wallopDeliver surprising force