no-hitter
[ noh-hit-er ]
/ ˈnoʊˈhɪt ər /
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noun Baseball.
a no-hit game.
Nearby words
no-go area, no-good, no-goodnik, no-growth, no-hit, no-hitter, no-hoper, no-host, no-iron, no-knock, no-load
Compare perfect game.
Origin of no-hitter
First recorded in 1935–40
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Examples from the Web for no-hitter
He sported hair curlers in the dugout, took handfuls of amphetamines before games, and pitched a no-hitter on LSD.
‘No No,’ a Documentary on MLB Pitcher Dock Ellis, Who Pitched a No-Hitter While Tripping on Acid|Marlow Stern|February 5, 2014|DAILY BEASTThe Washington Post reported he had pitched a no-hitter against Woodrow Wilson High School.
Virginia Woolf never saw a single baseball game, though from what I gather, she could probably toss a no-hitter, no sweat.
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Word Origin and History for no-hitter
no-hitter
baseball term for a baseball game in which one side fails to make a hit, 1939, from no + hit (n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper