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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Amano had a no-hitter broken up with two outs in the fifth inning. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026 Amano was within four outs of a no-hitter when Rancho Alamitos’ Carson Lamb delivered a two-out single in the sixth inning. Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 31 May 2026 There were three combined no-hitters in 2022 — including by the Astros in the World Series — but six of the nine since then have been complete games. Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 May 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani homered and combined with two other pitchers for seven hitless innings before the Rockies broke up the no-hitter bid in the eighth in a 4-1 win over Colorado on Wednesday night. CBS News, 28 May 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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