big hitter

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big hitter

n
1. (General Sporting Terms) a sportsperson who is capable of hitting the ball long or hard
2. informal an influential and important person: one of the government's big hitters.
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DUBAI -- Pakistan survived an onslaught by big hitter Glenn Maxwell to win the second T20 international by 11 runs in a last over finish against Australia in Dubai on Friday.
Ballwin, MO, June 30, 2017 --(PR.com)-- Ben Zuckerman of the financial services firm Edward Jones recently earned the firm's exclusive Big Hitter Award for outstanding performance during 2016.
France will win tonight, but odds of 2-5 can appeal only to the big hitters. I've never been a big hitter, or indeed a big hit, so will instead l'ump on the French at 21-20 to win without conceding.
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"And Stokesy is a strong guy, a big hitter of the ball.
"We want to let guys walk onto his shots because he's a big hitter as well.
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The Kentucky League of Cities presented Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson with the "Big Hitter Award" at its annual conference, recognizing him as an individual who has "gone to bat" in the best interest of cities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
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