slugger

Noun

Meaning

One who strikes heavy blows; hence, a boxer; a prize fighter.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

batter hitter batsman pugilist boxer brawler puncher slogger wildcat gladiator smasher soldier champ ball baseball
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Antonyms

carper pal peacemaker infidel sipper critic
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Hypernyms

pugilist boxer baseball player ballplayer

Hyponyms

pinch hitter bunter designated hitter whiffer switch-hitter

Phrases with the word

louisville slugger

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Examples

Clemente, who says Josh Gibson is the best hitter he ever saw, is anxious to see Ted Williams when the slugger comes here a week from Monday for the benefit exhibition between the Pirates and Red Sox. Roberto Clemente

I had been playing for a while, and I asked Louisville Slugger to send me a dozen flame treated bats. But when I got it, I realized they had sent me a box of ashes. Bob Uecker

There must be the best 169-pound slugger in baseball. Dick Stuart

There must be the best 169-pound slugger in baseball. Roberto Clemente

It's been five years, we still can't catch Osama bin Laden, but we've nailed Martha Stewart and Barry Bonds' ass to the wall. The world's worst terrorist is still dragging his dialysis machine through a Pakistani strip mall right now, but the doily broad and the slugger prick won't bother us again. Christopher Titus

Because of his efforts and agitation, Robinson Checo, who won 15 games for the Carp in 1995 on a $40,000 minimum salary, and speedy young slugger Alfonso Soriano, both made it to the majors. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sluggardness sluggardy slugged slugginess slugging slugging average