WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
heav′y hit′ter, 
    1. Sporta baseball player who makes many extra-base hits.
    2. a very important or influential person:the secretary of state and other heavy hitters.
    • 1975–80
    heav′y-hit′ter, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
heavy hitter n
  1. informal
    another term for big hitter

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