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 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, 19 June 2024 One of the ballpark’s most famous moments was Hank Aaron’s fly to deep left that the wind blew back into the park during Ken Holtzman’s first no-hitter in 1969. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2024 Benbrook baseball three consecutive no-hitters A no-hitter is one of the most impressive individual accomplishments in baseball. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2024 The Boston Celtics beat the Lakers 111-102 in Game 7 to win their 15th NBA title. 1990 — Nolan Ryan, 43, pitches the sixth no-hitter of his career as the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for no-hitter 

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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 2 Jul. 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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