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pipe-hitter

pipe-hitter noun: a person that smokes drugs (especially opium) from a pipe.

Noun

pipe-hitter (plural pipe-hitters)

  1. (informal) A person that smokes drugs (especially opium) from a pipe.
    • We had several exhibitions of opium smoking, or "hitting the pipe." Every "pipe-hitter" seemed to feel glorious.1897, “San Francisco: The Golden Gate as Seen Through New York Eyes”, in The Tammany Times, volumes 10-11, page 4
    • And so in his indolent way he drifted gradually into the habit and became a confirmed "pipe-hitter."1912, Thomas Watson Houston, Mey Wing: A Romance of Cathay, page 83
  2. (informal) An intrepid individual; a go-getter.
    • This guy is one serious tackdriving pipe-hitter. If we're going to go after somebody this experienced, this dangerous, I think we deserve to know what he's really up to.2008, Brad Thor, The First Commandment
    • Despite his outer appearance of a hard-charging pipehitter, Sahil had a genuine gift for empathy.2015, Jay Posey, Sungrazer
  3. (informal, slang) A skilled and intimidating soldier.

Examples of pipe-hitter in a sentence

  • I frequently play 'em to 'double out' but I've been playing 'colors' lately, for they've had me locked up with a drunken coon, a Greaser horse-thief, and a Chinese pipe-hitter.1988, Charles Leland Sonnichsen, Pilgrim in the Sun: A Southwestern Omnibus:
  • In the days that followed, we heard from here and there that the pipe-hitter survived but ended up spending a considerably longer time in the hospital than I did.2010, Arno Michaels, My Life After Hate, page 44:
  • I'll build you a team of pipe-hitters who'll do anything you can dream up.2016, Marc Wolfman, Suicide Squad: The Official Movie Novelization:

Forms of pipe-hitter

pluralpipe-hitters
alternative formpipe hitter
alternative formpipehitter

Origin of pipe-hitter

From pipe + hitter. The military sense originated with the 1994 film Pulp Fiction.

Questions about pipe-hitter

What does pipe-hitter mean?
Pipe-hitter means a person that smokes drugs (especially opium) from a pipe.
How do you use pipe-hitter in a sentence?
I frequently play 'em to 'double out' but I've been playing 'colors' lately, for they've had me locked up with a drunken coon, a Greaser horse-thief, and a Chinese pipe-hitter.
What part of speech is pipe-hitter?
Pipe-hitter is a noun.
What is the plural of pipe-hitter?
The plural of pipe-hitter is pipe-hitters.

Words near pipe-hitter in the dictionary

  1. pipe-dreaming
  2. pipe-dreams
  3. pipe-fish
  4. pipe-fishes
  5. pipe-hawk
  6. pipe-hitter
  7. pipe-hitters
  8. pipe-layer
  9. pipe-layers
  10. pipe-light
  11. pipe-opener

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