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Meaning of "big hitter" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BIG HITTER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIG HITTER

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Big hitter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BIG HITTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Biffer

Biffer is a cricketing slang term for an attacking batsman. A biffer is the opposite of a blocker, being a defending player. In earlier times cricketers were either amateur or professional. Typically, but not universally, amateurs would be "biffers" and professionals "blockers". The word derives from the slightly archaic transitive verb, "biff" which means "hit". Today, biffers tend to be known as big hitters.

Definition of big hitter in the English dictionary

The definition of big hitter in the dictionary is a sportsperson who is capable of hitting the ball long or hard. Other definition of big hitter is an influential and important person.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIG HITTER

big end
big fish
Big Five
Big Four
big game
big government
big gun
big hair
big head
Big Issue
big money
big name
big night
big noise
big on
big one
big science
big screen
big shot

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIG HITTER

baby-sitter
better
bitter
critter
emitter
fitter
glitter
hitter
jitter
litter
neurotransmitter
outfitter
quitter
ritter
Salzgitter
sitter
splitter
submitter
transmitter
twitter
witter

Synonyms and antonyms of big hitter in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «big hitter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIG HITTER

Find out the translation of big hitter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of big hitter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «big hitter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大的打者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gran bateador
570 millions of speakers

English

big hitter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बड़ा hitter
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قناص كبير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

большой нападающий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grande rebatedor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বড় hitter
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grand frappeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemukul besar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Big Hitter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

強打者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

큰 타자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Big hitter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hitter lớn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெரிய ஹிட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोठा हंटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Büyük atıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

big hitter
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

duży uderzanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

великий нападник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lunetist mare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

big hitter
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

groot slaner
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stor torped
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stor hitter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of big hitter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIG HITTER»

The term «big hitter» is regularly used and occupies the 94.206 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIG HITTER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about big hitter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIG HITTER»

Discover the use of big hitter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to big hitter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Frank Thomas: baseball's big hurt
... in an acknowledged review. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN- PUBLICATION DATA Thornley, Stew. Frank Thomas : baseball's big hitter/ Stew Thornley p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: A biography ...
Stew Thornley, 1997
2
Chicken Lips, Wheeler-Dealer, and the Beady-Eyed M.B.A: An ...
of resumes that must have flooded his desk—but also cold-blooded and cagey. He was a quantitative analysis jock who knew numbers and spreadsheets and how to execute the sometimes-complex deals Big Hitter approved. But I guessed  ...
Frank Farwell, 2011
3
Big and Little Poison: Paul and Lloyd Waner, Baseball Brothers
Even with sluggers like Aaron and Mathews, Waner espoused hitting to all fields, including the opposite one. Paul Waner: “Mathews, and no other big hitter, is going to be a great hitter for his team until he learns to hit to 276 Big and Little Poison.
Clifton Blue Parker, 2002
4
The Man in the Dugout: Fifteen Big League Managers Speak ...
But you can take care of that by moving the pitcher up to the seventh spot and dropping your normal two leadoff men down to the eighth and ninth spots, so your big hitter is still batting behind them. You see, you bat your big hitter third, not ...
Donald Honig, 1995
5
Tennis Beyond Big Shots
The pusher is the opposite of the big hitter. Pushers hardly ever try to hit winners. They do nothing with the ball except lob it back down the middle of the court, usually without much pace, and wait for you to miss. We've all faced these types of ...
Greg Moran, 2006
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Setting the Standard: Certification, Governance, and the ...
He was signing it on behalf of industry, not on behalf of Lignum, and he in good conscience did not feel he could sign it, because of a couple of significant hitters in the standard The stand-level retention was a big hitter. The protected reserves  ...
Christopher Tollefson, Fred Gale, and David Haley
7
Rhyme Tyme: The Writing and Musings of James L Baird
... down 0 to 3, had many with dismay on their faces Finally, at last in the sixth, ' twas that they loaded all bases At this point, the manager elected to use a pinch- hitter Affectionately known to one and all as 'Big Hitter' Now Big-Hitter, 'twas a task ...
James L. Baird, 2011
8
Tennis Past 50
Try to hit the ball deep, keeping that big hitter well behind the baseline. That way you'll have more time to get to your opponent's shots. Putting less pace on your shots can bother this hard hitter, but getting the ball very deep is more important.
Tony Trabert, Don DeNevi, 2002
9
Adventures in the Grove: A Collection of Children's Short ...
Big hitter Jocky Hore hod grown in confidence as The gome progressed, ond as o resulT, his fosT bolls were piTching sTroighT ond True. The firsT Two Dudevole boTsmen were dispoTched very cheoply by Jocky in The sixTh innings. IT wos ...
Norm Gillam, 2002
10
Big Fishes Make the Best Sushi: Establishing Incumbent ...
Any big hitter, top dog, or head honcho will have gone the extra mile to make an impression on the lives of their subordinates. From the very beginning of Any big hitter, top dog, or head honcho will have gone the extra mile to make an ...
Pasi A. Pietikainen

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIG HITTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term big hitter is used in the context of the following news items.
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Big hitter brought down to size by mastery of Andy Murray
On Centre Court yesterday, we witnessed a hedgehog against a fox. A hedgehog, according to the philosopher Isiah Berlin's famous essay, ... «The Times, Jul 15»
2
State of Origin 2015 game 3: Maroons' team spirit starting to crack …
BIG HITTER: Klem knocks out NSW trainer. SLUR: McKinnon's 'disgust' at Cam Smith. Cameron Smith may have upset some teammates with ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Parlour makes an exciting prediction over the future of West Ham
“West Ham in the future, whether they are thinking about selling it Gold and Sullivan, I think down the line, a big hitter might come in and buy ... «HITC, Jul 15»
4
Phil Rothfield's highlights, lowlights and talking points from bumper …
BIG HITTER: Klem knocks out NSW trainer. SLUR: McKinnon's 'disgust' at Cam Smith. Cameron Smith is the only Maroon forward who could ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Maria Sharapova v Zarina Diyas - Wimbledon fourth round preview …
“Today was another match against a big server and a big hitter. On grass that can be quite dangerous. I was quite happy that I was able to win ... «Livetennis.com, Jul 15»
6
Wimbledon Game 6 Ladies: Madison Keys Advances, Sabine Lisicki …
She's a big hitter. She plays really well. It's going to be a difficult one. But I'm excited for the challenge and I'm happy to be in the next round.”. «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
7
Sharapova Powers Into Second Week
"Today was another match against a big server and a big hitter, and on grass that can be quite dangerous. "I was quite happy that I was able to ... «WTA Tennis, Jul 15»
8
July 5, 1975: Arthur Ashe beats bad boy Connors to be crowned first …
Ashe - a big hitter - was expected to suffer the same fate. But in the face of the inferno, he reached for the water bucket, deciding to completely ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
9
Serena Williams to Play Venus After Escaping Wimbledon Upset
“Today was another match against a big server and a big hitter. On grass that can be quite dangerous. I was quite happy that I was able to win ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
10
Djokovic Through to Fourth Round of Wimbledon
Today was another match against a big server and a big hitter. On grass that can be quite dangerous. I was quite happy that I was able to win in ... «CRIENGLISH.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Big hitter [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/big-hitter>. May 2024 ».
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