heavy-hitter

heavy hitter

noun
1.
a baseball player who makes many extra-base hits.
2.
a very important or influential person: the secretary of state and other heavy hitters.

Origin:
1975–80

heav·y-hit·ter, adjective
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heavy hitter
 
n
informal another term for big hitter

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