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

Also in 2020: Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito struck out 13 and walked only 1 in a 101-pitch no-hitter — the 19th in the franchise’s history. —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025

Jackson Wolf took a no-hitter into the eighth inning Friday, leading Triple-A El Paso to a 12-1 win at Sacramento. —Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025

The Chicago hurler took a no-hitter into the sixth inning to keep the Royals off the scoreboard. —Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025

The Marlins righty’s bid for history ended when Story lined a single to right for the game’s first hit, denying Alcantara the chance to become the first pitcher to ever throw a perfect game at Fenway Park, and the 15th to throw a no-hitter in the ballpark’s century-plus history. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for no-hitter

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

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