One who or that which hits.
The boxer was renowned as a hard hitter.
An assassin for hire; a hitman.
Death was Halston's business; he had brought it to eighteen men and six women in his career as an independent hitter.
One who comes up to bat.
He struck out six of the last seven batters, striking out the side in the eighth and fanning two hitters in the ninth.
From hit + -er (agent noun suffix) or -er (measurement suffix).
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