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hitters

/ˈhɪtərz/

Meanings
noun
Agent noun of hit; one who hits.

Examples :

"The baseball team needed better hitters to score more runs. "
person sport game action

Related Words

Illustration baseball

baseball noun

/ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/ /ˈbeɪs.bɑl/

A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and Japan, in which the object is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins.

"My brother loves baseball, and he practices hitting every day after school. "

Illustration coach

coach noun

/kəʊtʃ/ /koʊtʃ/

A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.

"The family took a horse-drawn coach to the countryside for a picnic. "

Illustration practice

practice noun

/ˈpɹæktɪs/

Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.

"He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."

Illustration their

their pronoun

/ðeər/

Belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.

"They brought their books with them."

Illustration swings

swings noun

/swɪŋz/

The manner in which something is swung.

"Door swing indicates direction the door opens."

Illustration needed

needed verb

/ˈniːdɪd/

To have an absolute requirement for.

"Living things need water to survive."

Illustration agent

agent noun

/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/

One who exerts power, or has the power to act

"The travel agent has the power to book flights and hotels for us. "

Illustration comes

comes verb

/kʌmz/

To move from further away to nearer to.

"She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes [...]"

Illustration before

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

Illustration noun

noun noun

/naʊn/

(grammar, narrow sense) A word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.

"The cat slept on the rug. "

Illustration score

score noun

/skɔː/ /skɔɹ/

The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.

"The player with the highest score is the winner."

Illustration better

better noun

[ˈbeɾə] [ˈbɛɾɚ] [ˈbɛtʰɚ~ˈbɛθ̠ɚ~ˈbɛt̪ɚ] [ˈbɛʔɚ~ˈbɛʔəɾ] [ˈbɛtʰə]

An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.

"He quickly found Ali his better in the ring."