heavy hitter

/ˌhɛvi ˌhɪdər/
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Other forms: heavy hitters

Definitions of heavy hitter
  1. noun
    an influential person who works hard to promote the causes they are interested in
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    type of:
    important person, influential person, personage
    one whose whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
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