big hitter

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big hitter

noun big hitters

informal A powerful and influential person or organization. It is easy to forget, given the lack of an impressive Transport Secretary since Patrick McLoughlin, that there have been several big hitters in the job.
Synonym of biffer.
Similar: biffer

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@misc{big_hitter_2026,
  title = {big hitter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/big%20hitter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}