hitter

batteur

Joueur de baseball qui essaie de frapper avec sa batte la balle lancée par l’équipe adverse.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : batter

Expressions courantes : a good hitter, designated hitter, leadoff hitter

frappeur

Personne ou chose qui frappe quelqu’un ou quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : a hard hitter, a heavy hitter, a powerful hitter

match à un coup sûr, match à deux coups sûrs

Match de baseball désigné par le nombre de coups sûrs réussis par une équipe, par exemple un ou deux.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : a one-hitter, a two-hitter, a three-hitter

tueur à gages

Personne payée pour assassiner quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : hitman, contract killer

Expressions courantes : a hired hitter, a mob hitter, hire a hitter