heavy hitter
a baseball player who makes many extra-base hits.
a very important or influential person: the secretary of state and other heavy hitters.
Origin of heavy hitter
1Other words from heavy hitter
- heavy-hitter, adjective
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How to use heavy hitter in a sentence
The travel gear industry lost a heavy hitter yesterday, as Eagle Creek announced that it will shut down operations by the end of this year.
The story of a man and his relationship with an octopus in the cold, cold water off Cape Town’s peninsula triumphed over a number of heavy hitters.
Oscar-winning “My Octopus Teacher” is a complicated success for South Africa | Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk | May 3, 2021 | QuartzUnderground heavy hitters such as the Jesus Lizard, Samiam and Jawbreaker never replicated Nirvana’s success.
Thirty years ago, Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ rocked the Midwest | Dawson Barrett, Jonathan Wright | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostWe’ve interviewed some heavy hitters, including notables like Mark Cuban, Kirsten Green and Roelof Botha during our first two seasons.
Join a Q&A with General Catalyst’s Peter Boyce and Katherine Boyle on Tuesday at 4 pm EST/1 pm PST | Jordan Crook | December 3, 2020 | TechCrunchThis at a time when we’re dealing with two major health things, health disparities and inequities — both heavy hitters.
Peer coaches work to address covid-19, other health disparities in Baltimore | Meredith Cohn | November 8, 2020 | Washington Post
SAC is represented by Jonathan Gasthalter, a partner of PR heavy-hitter Sard Verbinnen & Co.
Indictment of SAC Capital Creates Economic Losers and Winners | Filipa Ioannou | July 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFormer Florencia 13 heavy hitter Alfred Lomas says that gang members were far from the only participants in the riots.
L.A. Riots Anniversary: Two Gang Members Remember | Matthew DeLuca | April 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAlthough Makune was not a heavy hitter, he had done remarkable work for the first of the season, and Dayguild was afraid of him.
Frank Merriwell's Cruise | Burt L. StandishMcGherity, the next man up, was a notoriously heavy hitter, and Tom purposely gave him a pass to first.
Batting to Win | Lester ChadwickBut another heavy hitter was up, and there was still work for Baseball Joe to do.
Baseball Joe in the Big League | Lester ChadwickThe first man up was a notoriously heavy hitter, and Joe felt tempted to give him his base on balls.
Baseball Joe in the Central League | Lester ChadwickSid, in particular, has developed into a heavy hitter, and the nine depend upon him to bring in the needed runs.
The Motor Boys Over the Ocean | Clarence Young
British Dictionary definitions for heavy hitter
informal another term for big hitter (def. 2)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with heavy hitter
An important or influential individual or organization. For example, This publishing house is one of the heavy hitters in the textbook industry. This expression originated in sports such as boxing, where it literally meant “hitting hard,” and was transferred to other enterprises in the mid-1900s.
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