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

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As Boone alluded to, the Yankees are missing some other heavy hitters. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026

Founded in London in 1993, White Cube burst onto the US scene in 2023 with its New York flagship at 1002 Madison Avenue (a stone’s throw from the headquarters of heavy hitters such as Gagosian and Acquavella). — News Desk, Artforum, 7 Aug. 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