no-hitter

[noh-hit-er]

noun

Baseball.

1. a no-hit game.

Word History and Origins

Origin of no-hitter¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Before these playoffs there was a lot of talk about the Dodgers’ late-season struggles that were symbolized by that blown no-hitter in Baltimore.

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I was there too, when Wilson became the first African-American to pitch a no-hitter in the American League.

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And in Rortvedt’s first three starts with the Dodgers after that, he’d twice helped take a no-hitter into the ninth while offering unexpected contributions with his bat.

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For the sake of his health, they were reluctant to waver from it, even when Ohtani had a no-hitter through five his last time out, against the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Isn’t it time to allow starters to finish their games, especially when they have a no-hitter going?

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