heavy hitter

noun

: big shot, heavy

a political heavy hitter

Synonyms of heavy hitter

• heavy
• heavyweight
• big
• big gun
• big boy
• big wheel
• major leaguer
• big leaguer

Examples of heavy hitter in a Sentence

She spoke to a room full of political heavy hitters.

Their company is one of the industry's heavy hitters.

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite the heavy hitters attached, momentum has since stalled on the sci-fi project and it's sadly been shelved for the immediate future. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Orange County’s culinary heavy hitters are once again joining forces for a good cause and a great time. — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 July 2026

Progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed has endorsements from the heavy hitters of progressive politics, AOC, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Ro Khanna. — ABC News, 26 July 2026

While Malone headlined the show, a few additional heavy hitters joined the pregame festivities, including Tom Cruise, who made an appearance ahead of the release of his latest movie, Digger, set for fall 2026. — Malik Davis, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for heavy hitter

• babysitter
• bitter
• critter
• fitter
• fritter
• glitter
• jitter
• knitter
• litter
• quitter
• ritter
• splitter