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heavy hitter
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heavy hitter
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heavy hitter
noun
plural
heavy hitters
heavy hitter
noun
plural
heavy hitters
Learner's definition of HEAVY HITTER
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US, informal
:
an important or powerful person or thing
She spoke to a room full of political
heavy hitters
.
Their company is one of the industry's
heavy hitters
.
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