Explore Hitter through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like batter or slugger. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Hitter meaning
- One who or that which hits.
- An assassin for hire; a hitman.
- One who comes up to bat.
Using Hitter
- The main meaning on this page is: One who or that which hits. | An assassin for hire; a hitman. | One who comes up to bat.
- Useful related words include: batter, slugger, batsman, ballplayer.
- In the example corpus, hitter often appears in combinations such as: designated hitter, outside hitter, hitter in.
Context around Hitter
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hitter
- In this selection, "hitter" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, outside, designated, opposite, middle, tamryn and alaina stand out and add context to how "hitter" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 0 no hitter against the, 0 no hitter win, designated hitter and outside hitter. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hitter" sits close to words such as coleman, inception and meditation, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hitter
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Adaline Etherington pitched a nine-hitter with five strikeouts. (9 words)
Positions covered: outside hitter, middle hitter, defensive specialist and setter. (10 words)
The veteran designated hitter finished 4 for 5 as the Dodgers’ No. 3 hitter. (14 words)
Other seniors who went from tough times as underclassmen to adding a section championship to the banner in the gym were defensive specialist Brooke Depkon, setter Megan Franzi, outside hitter Francesca Iervoline and outside hitter Emma Muldowney. (37 words)
On September 28, Homer Bailey threw a 1-0 no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, this was the first Reds no-hitter since Tom Browning's perfect game in September of the 1988 season. (37 words)
Freshman outside hitter Joel Schneidmiller landed a career high 19 kills, the second career career high of the weekend for Schneidmiller; junior outside hitter Karl Apfelbach 15 kills, 4 block assists, and 2 solo blocks. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
The remainder of the team includes junior opposite hitter Tamryn Betts, sophomore outside hitter Alaina Melgar and sophomore middle blocker/opposite hitter Gabriella Damroze.
In her second-to-last game in Cherry and White, outside hitter/middle blocker Olivia Vance tallied her 1000th career kill, joining outside hitter Taylor Davenport and 20 other Owls.
Senior outside hitter Tsvetelina Ilieva and freshman outside hitter Ella Schabort combined for 23 kills in the losing effort.
The veteran designated hitter finished 4 for 5 as the Dodgers’ No. 3 hitter.
Grifol said the plan was to maybe go “hitter to hitter” or “a couple of guys” with Fedde.
Sophomore outside hitter Torrey Stafford earned five kills in the first set, while both sophomore opposite hitter Olivia Babcock and first-year middle blocker Ryla Jones earned four kills.
Other seniors who went from tough times as underclassmen to adding a section championship to the banner in the gym were defensive specialist Brooke Depkon, setter Megan Franzi, outside hitter Francesca Iervoline and outside hitter Emma Muldowney.
From the Huskies, senior Hannah Borden was named 7A Player of the Year, Hitter of the Year and 7A First Team Designated Hitter.
Sanchez also has a history with these types of outings; he threw a no-hitter in 2006 and flirted with a no-hitter during the playoffs in 2013.
Freshman outside hitter Joel Schneidmiller landed a career high 19 kills, the second career career high of the weekend for Schneidmiller; junior outside hitter Karl Apfelbach 15 kills, 4 block assists, and 2 solo blocks.
Positions covered: outside hitter, middle hitter, defensive specialist and setter.
This spring he spoke with Giancarlo Stanton about the challenges of being a right-handed hitter power hitter at Yankee Stadium.
Mike Scott took the mound in the final game of the series and pitched a no-hitter – the only time in MLB history that any division was clinched via a no-hitter.
On September 28, Homer Bailey threw a 1-0 no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, this was the first Reds no-hitter since Tom Browning's perfect game in September of the 1988 season.
Pitching a no-hitter A no-hitter is a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting a hit.
Scherzer's team was leading 6-0 when he pitched his no hitter, but Wiltse's team was scoreless through 9 and he would pitch a 10-Inning 1-0 No-Hitter Win.
Adaline Etherington pitched a nine-hitter with five strikeouts.
After loading the bases and forcing a pitching change, the Matadors saw designated hitter Emanuel Dean step up to the plate.
Against the Crimson Bears, Logan Fischer was the first of three Patriots pitchers who combined for a three-hitter.
Aliyah Jenkins, Nevada designated hitter, and Chelie Senini, Nevada outfielder, both registered two hits to help Nevada’s offense.
Phrases with hitter
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with hitter
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- designated hitter 43×
- outside hitter 22×
- hitter in 11×
- leadoff hitter 9×
- no hitter 7×
- power hitter 7×
- hitter shohei 7×
- pinch hitter 5×
- hitter who 5×
- opposite hitter 4×