# hitter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɪtə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #14,960

## Definitions
1. One who or that which hits.
2. An assassin for hire; a hitman.
3. One who comes up to bat.
4. A game with a team making a specified number of hits.

## Etymology
From hit + -er (agent noun suffix) or -er (measurement suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **hunter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hitter-vs-hunter)
- **hotter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hitter-vs-hotter)
- **hater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-hitter)
- **hiker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiker-vs-hitter)
- **higher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/higher-vs-hitter)
- **Hitler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hitler-vs-hitter)
- **heater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heater-vs-hitter)
- **hinted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hinted-vs-hitter)
- **hinder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hinder-vs-hitter)
- **Hester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hester-vs-hitter)
- **halter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halter-vs-hitter)
- **hither** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hither-vs-hitter)
- **hatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hatter-vs-hitter)
- **Hiller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiller-vs-hitter)
- **hipster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hipster-vs-hitter)

## Common misspellings (7)
`hhitter`, `hiter`, `hitetr`, `hitterr`, `hittre`, `htiter`, `ihtter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hitter