hitter

bateador

Jugador de béisbol que intenta golpear con el bate la pelota lanzada por el equipo contrario.

En inglés sencillo: A baseball player who tries to hit the ball thrown by the opposing team.

• Their best hitter scored two runs.
• The pitcher walked the next hitter.
• She is the first hitter in today’s lineup.

Sinónimos: batter

Expresiones frecuentes: a good hitter, designated hitter, leadoff hitter

pegador, golpeador

Persona o cosa que golpea a alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: A person or thing that strikes someone or something.

• He is a hard hitter.
• The young boxer became a much stronger hitter after training.
• She is the hardest hitter in our boxing club.

Expresiones frecuentes: a hard hitter, a heavy hitter, a powerful hitter

juego de un hit, juego de dos hits

Partido de béisbol descrito por el número de hits de un equipo, por ejemplo uno o dos.

En inglés sencillo: A baseball game described by the number of successful hits a team gets.

• He pitched a one-hitter yesterday.
• Her two-hitter helped the team win the final.
• The rookie celebrated his first three-hitter.

Expresiones frecuentes: a one-hitter, a two-hitter, a three-hitter

sicario

Persona a la que se paga para asesinar a alguien.

En inglés sencillo: A person paid to murder someone.

• The gang hired a hitter.
• Police believed a professional hitter had killed the witness.
• The hitter refused to name the person who paid him.

Sinónimos: hitman, contract killer

Expresiones frecuentes: a hired hitter, a mob hitter, hire a hitter