hitter vs bunter

hitter and bunter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hitter	Yes	No	No	No
bunter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bunter is a hyponym of hitter; that is, bunter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hitter:

Other hyponyms of hitter include designated hitter, pinch hitter, switch-hitter, whiffer.

hitter (noun)	bunter (noun)
(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting	a batter who bunts
someone who hits