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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Fred Toney of the Cincinnati Reds and Hippo Vaughn of the Chicago Cubs pitched a double no-hitter for nine innings, but the Reds won 1-0 on two hits in the 10th. Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026 Playoff no-hitters are a rarity, yet Benbrook has history of it. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026 Alaina Surber, a junior newcomer, pitched a no-hitter in the win against Cornerstone. Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026 Washington's Daylen Lile doubled with one out in the seventh to break up a combined no-hitter by Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski and Aaron Ashby on Friday night. ABC News, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for no-hitter

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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

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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