Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,921,335,462 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

heavy hitter
(redirected from big hitters)

    0.01 sec.
heavy hitter
n.
One that is predominant, as in influence or power: "Especially when a candidate is a challenger, appearances with heavy hitters from the party lend an air of credibility" (Linda Feldmann).

heavy hitter
n
Informal another term for big hitter [2]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.heavy hitter - an influential person who works hard to promote the causes they are interested in
important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
Taking evidence from five big hitters in the practice--the US, the European Union, the European Free Trade Association, Singapore, and Japan--they explore the nature and scope of policy provisions, goals and outcomes, and effects.
Khan said his side has plenty of big hitters as well as players who can bat through the 20 overs in England's testing conditions.
Versus 200 customers, and 5 new big hitters, goals which are certain to kill off your belief, stamina, will and self esteem in short order given they are unlikely to be achieved within the week, month, or year.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.