单词 | hard hitter |
释义 | hard hittern. 1. Chiefly Sport (originally Boxing). A person capable of striking something with force. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > other players server1585 free agent1649 benchwarmer1662 puncher1681 sticker1779 hard hitter1790 hitter1813 go-devil1835 beneficiaire1841 colt1846 heavyweight1857 stayer1862 left-hander1864 attack1869 cap1879 international1882 roadman1886 big leaguer1887 homester1887 sand lotter1887 badger1890 internationalist1892 repeater1893 anchorman1895 grandstander1896 stylist1897 homebrew1903 letterman1905 toss-loser1906 fouler1908 rookie1908 mudder1912 sharpshooter1912 pro-amateur1919 receiver1919 southpaw1925 freestyler1927 hotshot1927 active1931 all-timer1936 iceman1936 wild card1940 scrambler1954 rounder1955 franchise1957 call-up1960 trialist1960 non-import1964 sandbagger1965 rebel1982 wide-body1986 1790 T. Fewtrell Boxing Reviewed xii. 79 Neither of the brothers can be called scientific, they are, however, hard hitters. 1833 J. Nyren Young Cricketer's Tutor 118 Whenever a man is put out, and if the bowling have become loose, put in a resolute hard hitter. 1888 J. B. O'Reilly Ethics Boxing & Manly Sport xiv. 79 Kilrain is a superb pugilist—strong, skilful, good-tempered, and a hard hitter. 1928 N.Y. Times 17 Jan. 27/1 Harper, a player [sc. of squash] of extensive experience, a hard hitter and an industrious worker. 1959 E. Allen Baseball Play & Strategy i. iv. 91 When known hard hitters..or those who swing the bat from the end are batting, the defense plays deep. 2003 R. Carr Just over Mountain xii. 211 He was in football practice with these two, and though they were swift and dextrous, they weren't hard hitters. 2. figurative. A person who or thing which is energetic, uncompromising, or direct, esp. in providing unpalatable facts or strong criticism. Cf. hard-hitting adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > vigorous or energetic person pealerc1400 terrier1532 swinger1583 whipster1590 fireman1648 my (also me) hearty1735 whitherer1790 spunkie1806 vigorist1807 spunk1808 goer1811 smiter1823 hard hitter1831 blue hen's chicken (also chick)1859 stem-winder1875 vital force1886 live wire1896 towser1901 powerhouse1908 jazzer1912 1831 Monthly Mag. Jan. 25 The language throughout is homely... It must be confessed, nevertheless, that Defoe is a hard hitter, he makes every blow tell. 1870 N.Y. Herald 17 Dec. 10/2 Drake has enjoyed the reputation in the Senate of being a bitter debater and a hard hitter. 1921 World's Work Dec. 149/1 Amongst all the opposition, the hard hitters are made up of the little group of Clemenceau's old followers. 1952 Rotarian Oct. 11/2 The writer of this article is a hard hitter, and as a consequence, we may not entirely like it. 1988 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 28 Feb. 27/1 Several of his passages are such succinct hard hitters that they demand to be read aloud to your friends. 2008 M. Dux & Z. Simic Great Feminist Denial ii. iv. 91 She..comes with a reputation as a hard hitter who doesn't suffer fools lightly. 3. Australian and New Zealand colloquial. More fully hard-hitter hat. A bowler hat. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > made of specific material > felt > bowler hat pot hat1580 hard hat1845 plug hat1860 bowler1861 billycock1862 boxer1863 bullycock1865 Christy1869 Christy stiff1882 hard hitter1883 pea-dodgera1914 blocker1934 dut1939 bun hat1941 1883 Auckland Star 27 Oct. 5 Cricketers don't look at all well in tweed trousers, grey shirt, and black ‘hard-hitter’. 1911 J. Cowan Adventures Kimble Bent x. 104 He frequently appeared in a black ‘hard-hitter’ hat and a full suit of European clothing. 1982 L. Johnson Coming & Going 16 The old man in the hard-hitter hat walks his dog in the early morning sun. 2008 B. Smith Australia's Birthstain (2009) x. 553 He was also remembered for his insistence on wearing a hat known as ‘a hard hitter’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1790 |
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