(baseball) A game in which no batter on one of the teams got a hit.

plural of hitter

One who or that which hits. / (slang) An assassin for hire; a hitman. / (baseball) One who comes up to bat.

plural of no-hitter

(baseball) A count favourable to the batter, in which there are more balls than strikes, especially a 3-0, 3-1, or 2-0 count.

plural of hitter's count

In baseball, a batter who lacks power, usually hits bloop singles, and would have a low slugging percentage.

(baseball) A substitute batter; one who pinch-hits. / (cricket) An aggressive batsman brought on to score runs quickly, even at the risk of losing his wicket.

Alternative spelling of switch-hitter

(baseball) A batter who is permitted to substitute for a pitcher in the batting rotation for the duration of a baseball game.