: a no-hit game in baseball

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The Dodgers lose to the San Diego Padres 4-2 and drop the three-game series despite Tyler Glasnow carrying a no-hitter into the sixth inning. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 During his time, Sox pitchers threw perfect games (Buehrle and Philip Humber) and no-hitters (Buehrle and Lucas Giolito) and were fixtures at the All-Star Game. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 Snell, who threw a no-hitter for the Giants in his last appearance in Great American Ball Park, faced three batters, allowing a hit with a strikeout on 19 pitches. — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Sunday, the Rays built an 11-run lead after five innings and brought a no-hitter into the sixth. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 13 Sep. 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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