no-hitter

noun

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

Examples of no-hitter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Junior Nick Murrey had a no-hitter for 6 1/3 innings. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024 The left-handed senior bound for Notre Dame recorded her first perfect game and fourth no-hitter. Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2024 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, 8 Mar. 2024 Westlake is 8-0. Jackson Klein of Santa Monica threw his second consecutive no-hitter, striking out 13, in a 5-0 win over Grace Brethren. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024 But even prior to that no-hitter, Lorenzen truly showed his bona fides: 113-2/3 innings, 3.48 ERA, 3.87 FIP, and a better than 3/1 strikeout to walk ratio. Dan Freedman, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024 Against valley rival Brawley, Niebla flirted with a no-hitter. Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024 Camarillo 4, Crespi 0: Boston Bateman struck out 10 in five innings and combined with Nick Tostado for a no-hitter. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024 The Venezuelan team went 5-1 in the round-robin portion of the tournament, capped by Angel Padron throwing the second no-hitter in Caribbean Series history in its 9-0 win over Nicaragua on Wednesday. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2024

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Word History

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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-hitter. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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