no-hitter

noun

no-hit·​ter ˌnō-ˈhi-tər How to pronounce no-hitter (audio)
: a no-hit game in baseball

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The home park The trip to Tampa for Noah’s MLB debut was a whirlwind — a call late Sunday, on a plane two days later, Cameron nearly throwing a no-hitter Wednesday, then back home Thursday. Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025 Kiley Hogan threw a no-hitter, striking out 13 as No. 6 Tyngsboro (17-4) defeated No. 27 Rockland 12-0 in a Div. 4 first-round contest. Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 2 June 2025 The Hall of Famer had a lot more starts than the others and sure did make the most of them: 194-98 with a 3.36 ERA, two Cy Youngs, a perfect game, a playoff no-hitter and 65 complete games — 26 more than the next-closest pitcher (Liván Hernández). Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 June 2025 Zach Neto broke up Gavin Williams’ no-hitter with a single in the sixth. Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for no-hitter

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First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of no-hitter was in 1911

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no-hitter

noun
no-hit·​ter
(ˈ)nō-ˈhit-ər
: a baseball game in which a pitcher allows the opposition no base hits
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