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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Junior shortstop Carter Gillen broke up the no-hitter in the top of the fifth and senior outfielder Noah Escobedo scored the lone run for Richards (3-3). Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026 Harrison Bader broke up the perfect game by drawing a leadoff walk in the sixth, and with two on and one out, Willy Adames broke up the no-hitter with a ground-rule double to bring home Bader. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026 Braeden Nicolson threw a no-hitter while striking out five and driving in four runs as Rockland blanked Silver Lake 10-0, in baseball action. Kevin Barrucci, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026 My sister Barbara has seen five no-hitters at your house. Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026 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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