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pipe-hitters

pipe-hitters is the plural of pipe-hitter.

Meaning of pipe-hitter

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
  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
  3. (informal, slang) A skilled and intimidating soldier.

Questions about pipe-hitters

What is pipe-hitters the plural of?
Pipe-hitters is the plural of pipe-hitter.

Words near pipe-hitters in the dictionary

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

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