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big hitter

big hitter noun: a powerful and influential person or organization.

Noun

big hitter (plural big hitters)

  1. (informal) A powerful and influential person or organization.
    • It is easy to forget, given the lack of an impressive Transport Secretary since Patrick McLoughlin, that there have been several big hitters in the job.2024 January 10, Christian Wolmar, “A time for change? ... just as it was back in issue 262”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 60
    • De Bruyne and Haaland both suffered lengthy injury absences this season - in particular the Belgian, who required hamstring surgery after the first league game at Burnley - but if the big hitters needed assistance it was always there.2024 May 19, Phil McNulty, “Guardiola turns Man City into PL's great untouchables”, in BBC Sport
  2. Synonym of biffer.
    Synonyms:
    biffer

Synonyms of big hitter

Forms of big hitter

pluralbig hitters

Questions about big hitter

What does big hitter mean?
Big hitter means a powerful and influential person or organization.
What part of speech is big hitter?
Big hitter is a noun.
What is the plural of big hitter?
The plural of big hitter is big hitters.

Words near big hitter in the dictionary

  1. big heart
  2. big hearts
  3. Big Hill
  4. big histories
  5. big history
  6. big hitter
  7. big hitters
  8. big honkin'
  9. Big Horn County
  10. big house
  11. big house, little house, back house, barn

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