- batter, hitter, slugger, batsman - (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
--1 is a kind of ballplayer, baseball player
--1 has particulars:bunter; designated hitter; pinch hitter; switch-hitter; whiffer - hitter, striker - someone who hits; "a hard hitter"; "a fine striker of the ball"; "blacksmiths are good hitters"
--2 is a kind of mover
--2 has particulars: slapper, spanker; walloperDerived form: verb hit1