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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At 38, Miley has made not just a career in baseball but friendships everywhere, including Cincinnati, having played two years with the Reds and throwing a no-hitter in a Reds uniform. C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 16 June 2025 Popular Stories Wood tosses 3rd no-hitter in College World Series history, helps Hogs stave off elimination Calling all Hogs fans: Share your College World Series photos! Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 16 June 2025 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, 14 June 2025 Mathewson and Brown matched no-hitters for eight innings. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 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

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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