big hitter

English

Noun

big hitter (plural big hitters)

1. (informal) A powerful and influential person or organization.
   • 2024 January 10, Christian Wolmar, “A time for change? ... just as it was back in issue 262”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 60:

     It is easy to forget, given the lack of an impressive Transport Secretary since Patrick McLoughlin, that there have been several big hitters in the job.

   • 2024 May 19, Phil McNulty, “Guardiola turns Man City into PL's great untouchables”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     De Bruyne and Haaland both suffered lengthy injury absences this season - in particular the Belgian, who required hamstring surgery after the first league game at Burnley - but if the big hitters needed assistance it was always there.