no-hitter
- noun
- /noʊˈhɪtər/
- Jargon
- Last night, the young pitcher made history by throwing a no-hitter in front of a packed stadium.
- no-hitter pitched
Examples
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Pitching a no-hitter is, to a considerable extent, a team accomplishment.
Academic text (1995) -
You pitched a no-hitter against the Braves on August 4th.
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I'm going to throw a no-hitter.
Fiction book (1998) -
Nine of the no-hitters pitched since 1900 were perfect games.
Academic text (1990) -
First game in the big leagues, and Jimmy Morris has a no-hitter going.
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Rick pitched a no-hitter and got a grand slam home run!
Blog text (18) -
I would like to bet you that my husband, Lefty Williams, will pitch a no-hitter game.
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Kid Gleason beat the Indians with a no-hitter.
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Since the turn of the century, 175 no-hitters have been pitched in the major leagues.
Academic text (1990) -
We saw a no-hitter!
Synonyms
A baseball game when a pitcher does not let the other team get any hits
Antonyms
How Many Hits
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
No-hitter comes from the simple parts no and hitter, which you can read as 'no hits' by the other team's batters. So a no-hitter is a baseball game where the pitcher does not allow any hits.