hard hitter
Britishnoun
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Tuipulotu’s father, a man with a square face and a granite jaw, grew up playing rugby and excelled as a hard hitter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
Pitre has developed into one of the best safeties in the country, a hard hitter who can stop the run, drop into coverage or rush from the edge.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
Harrison’s a hard hitter and he’ll slow Pittsburgh’s run game, but the bigger issue for the Browns will be covering wide receivers Juju Smith-Schuster or Chase Claypool, Pittsburgh’s top deep threats.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2021
Known as a hard hitter, Trevathan said the hit was not intentional.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 29, 2017
He must have been a hard hitter if he boxed as he preached—what “The Fancy” would call “an ugly customer.”
From Spare Hours by John Brown
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