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4-hitter

4-hitter

7.0
A baseball game in which the pitcher allows exactly four hits
  • noun
  • /fɔr ˈhɪtər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : partido de cuatro hits
  • He pitched a 4-hitter last night.
  • No. 4-hitter

Examples

  • In baseball, the pitcher was proud to achieve a 4-hitter by only allowing four hits throughout the entire game.

  • The team celebrated the 4-hitter achievement.

  • She became the first woman in the league to pitch a 4-hitter against the champions.

  • The rookie pitcher threw a brilliant 4-hitter in his major league debut.

  • Yesterday's 4-hitter helped the team advance to the next round of the playoffs.

  • During the match, the team celebrated the pitcher's remarkable performance, culminating in a 4-hitter victory against their rivals.

  • Her impressive skills on the mound led to a 4-hitter, which secured the win for the home team.

Synonyms

four-hitter
vs4-hitter
  • Jargon
1 8.2

A baseball game in which a pitcher allows only four hits by the other team

specifies the pitcher allows exactly four hits

How Many Hits

5-hitter
  • Jargon
7.9
4-hitter
  • Jargon
7.0
3-hitter
  • Jargon
6.3
2-hitter
  • Jargon
1 7.9
1-hitter
  • Jargon
8.8
no-hitter
  • Jargon
23 6.7

Surface Forms

4-hitter singular
4-hitters plural

Morphology

4-hitter = 4 + hitter (transparent) = 4 + hitter

The hyphenated compound '4' + 'hitter' is directly interpretable as referring to four hits, a transparent numeric compound.

Etymology

4-Hitter combines the number '4' and hitter (from the verb 'hit') to name how many hits the other team made. So a 4-hitter is a game in which the pitcher let the opposing team get four hits.