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Hither vs Hitter - What's the difference?

hither | hitter |

As nouns the difference between hither and hitter

is that hither is nettle (urtica ) while hitter is agent noun of hit; one who hits.

hither

English

Adverb

(-)
  • (literary, or, archaic) To this place, to here.
    • He went hither and thither.
  • over here

    • Derived terms

    * hitherto * hitherward

    Related terms

    * thither * whither * hither and thither

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (archaic) On this side; the nearer.
  • * 1954', The essential Not-self could be perceived very clearly in things and in living creatures on the '''hither side of good and evil. — Aldous Huxley, ''The Doors of Perception (Chatto & Windus 1954, p. 30)

    • hitter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Agent noun of hit; one who hits.
  • (baseball) One who comes up to bat.

    • Derived terms

    * designated hitter * heavy hitter * pinch hitter * switch hitter

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns