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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In his more than two decades of writing about the world of sports, he’s chronicled everything from high school rodeo to a major league baseball no-hitter to the Super Bowl to the Finals. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2025 Lindsay Green pitched 4 innings with 5 strikeouts, as the Longhorns’ pitching combined for a no-hitter. Steve Gorches, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025 All that Verlander has done is throw three no-hitters, win three AL Cy Young Awards, one AL MVP Award, 262 games and another 17 in the post-season. Chuck Murr, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 That same month, Moore nearly threw a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers before it was broken up with two outs in the ninth inning. Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for no-hitter

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First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of no-hitter was in 1911

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“No-hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-hitter. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

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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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