heavy hitter

noun

Synonyms of heavy hitternext
: big shot, heavy
a political heavy hitter

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.
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And there will be some pretty heavy hitters doing battle. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026 Returning heavy hitters include Gagosian, Gladstone Gallery, Marian Goodman Gallery, Hauser & Wirth, kurimanzutto, Mendes Wood DM, Pace Gallery, Thaddaeus Ropac, White Cube, and David Zwirner. News Desk, Artforum, 28 May 2026 The comedians at the center of the staple comedy event, which started on Comedy Central and now is a Netflix heavy hitter, are still dealing with the resulting personal and public fallout. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 May 2026 Before this expansion, VenHub was drowning in its own success, racking up high-profile partnerships with heavy hitters such as LAX/Metro and Circa Resort & Casino while lacking the raw physical capacity to actually build the hardware. Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for heavy hitter

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of heavy hitter was in 1922

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“Heavy hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20hitter. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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