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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Tom Crowley fired a no-hitter, striking out 14 as Whitman-Hanson defeated New Bedford in a nonleague baseball contest, 7-0. Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 28 Apr. 2025 Cleveland 7, Granada Hills 3: Four Cleveland pitchers combined for a no-hitter. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 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, 24 Apr. 2025 Hailey Pedroza, Mills softball: The Vikings junior pitched a no-hitter in a 10-0 win over Gunn, striking out five batters and walking just one. Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 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 2 May. 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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