*hitter*

n. 1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits.
Syn. -- two-hitter [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits.
Syn. -- three-hitter [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits.
Syn. -- four-hitter [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits.
Syn. -- five-hitter [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. [ Cf. Chatter. ] 1. To chirp in a tremulous manner, as a bird. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To shiver or chatter with cold. [ Scot. ] Burns. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The frill to the breast of a shirt, which when ironed out resembled the small entrails. See Chitterlings. [ Obs. ] Gascoigne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ Cf. AS. cwiþ womb, Icel. kvið, Goth. qiþus, belly, womb, stomach, G. kutteln chitterlings. ] (Cookery) The smaller intestines of swine, etc., fried for food. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Baseball) a batter who hits safely more frequently when men are on base or the team is behind in the score. [ PJC ]

Clutching at the phantoms of the stock market. Bankroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Baseball) A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits.
Syn. -- 5-hitter. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Baseball) A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team four hits; as, he pitched a four-hitter.
Syn. -- 4-hitter. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. One who hits or strikes; as, a hard hitter. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Baseball) The batter; as, there are two strikes on the hitter. [ PJC ]

heavy hitter 1. A baseball player who gets many extra-base hits. 2. A person who is very important or is very effective at his profession. [ PJC ]

n. (Baseball) A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits.
Syn. -- no-hit game. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Baseball) A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one hit.
Syn. -- 1-hitter. [ WordNet 1.5 ]