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Definition of banjo hitter
baseball
: a batter who lacks power : a weak hitter
The public address system announces each batter with thundering resonance, whether it be Babe Ruth or a banjo hitter just called up from Vancouver.— Martin F. Nolan, Boston Globe, 12 Aug. 1998
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