trail hitter
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[edit]Noun
[edit]trail hitter (plural trail hitters)
- (informal) One who converts to a revivalist form of Christianity.
- 2013, Thekla Ellen Joiner, Sin in the City: Chicago and Revivalism, 1880-1920, page 219:
- In the final count, Billy Sunday's 1918 Chicago revival attracted 49,165 converted trail-hitters, placing the city third, behind New York and Boston, in the number of revival converts.
Usage notes
[edit]- Associated with the American evangelist Billy Sunday.