slapper

Other forms: slappers

Definitions of slapper
  1. noun
    a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand
    “someone slapped me on the back and I turned to see who the slapper was”
    synonyms: spanker
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    type of:
    hitter, striker
    someone who hits
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