contact hitter

noun

: a hitter in baseball who seldom strikes out

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But their best contact hitter is not with the team. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025 Addi Clark, 2026, OF Clark, Keller’s top contact hitter, has a stellar .486 average. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025 Better yet, the Yankees would land a solid contact hitter to place at the top of the lineup ahead of Aaron Judge. David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025 Hernández is never going to be confused with a contact hitter or an above-average defender in the corner outfield. Tim Britton, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for contact hitter

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First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of contact hitter was in 1982

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“Contact hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contact%20hitter. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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