no-hitter

noun

no-hit·​ter ˌnō-ˈhi-tər 

: a no-hit game in baseball

Examples of no-hitter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rays ace Drew Rasmussen did the heavy lifting in Saturday’s opener, taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning before allowing a two-out double to Austin Wells, who then ran into the third out trying to stretch his hit into a triple. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026

The Tampa Bay Rays took Game 1 of their series with a near no-hitter from starter Drew Rasmussen. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

How many pitchers have taken a no-hitter into the seventh inning against the Yankees in back-to-back starts? — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

On the last day of the season, Miami’s Henderson Alvarez pitched one of baseball’s most bizarre no-hitters. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for no-hitter

• embitter
• emitter
• obiter
• outfitter
• remitter
• submitter
• transmitter
• babysitter
• bitter
• critter
• fitter
• fritter

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