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five-hitter

five-hitter

1 8.4
A baseball game where a pitcher allows exactly five hits
  • noun
  • /ˈfaɪvˌhɪtər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : partido de cinco hits
  • Philip Pfeifer had a five-hitter in a 4-0 defeat of Clarksville in the AAA state tournament.
  • pitched a five-hitter

Examples

  • The pitcher threw a brilliant five-hitter to lead his team to victory.

  • Despite allowing five hits, his control during the five-hitter kept the opponent scoreless.

  • Last night's game was his second five-hitter of the season.

  • The pitcher achieved a remarkable five-hitter last night.

  • Did you see the five-hitter during the game?

  • Bieber is coming off his third complete game of the season, a five-hitter against the Angels.

  • Scott Erickson, Orioles, pitched a five-hitter with five strikeouts as Baltimore beat Detroit 5-0.

Synonyms

5-hitter
vsfive-hitter
  • Jargon
7.9

A baseball game in which the pitcher allows exactly five hits

is the same meaning but written in words instead of numerals

How Many Hits

five-hitter
  • Jargon
1 8.4
four-hitter
  • Jargon
1 8.2
three-hitter
  • Jargon
1 5.1
two-hitter
  • Jargon
1 7.8
one-hitter
  • Jargon
1 8.2
no-hitter
  • Jargon
23 6.7

Surface Forms

five-hitter singular
five-hitters plural

Morphology

five-hitter = five + hitter (transparent) = five + hit + er

The compound is a straightforward combination of the numeral 'five' and 'hitter' (hit + -er), denoting a game with exactly five hits; meaning follows regular English compounding.

Etymology

The word five-hitter is a baseball term made of five and hitter. Imagine a game where the other team got exactly five 'hits', so a five-hitter means the pitcher allowed five hits in one game and is usually seen as a strong pitching performance.