no-hitter

American  

[noh-hit-er] / ˈnoʊˈhɪt ər /

noun

Baseball.

1. a no-hit game.

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Etymology

Origin of no-hitter

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Harvard-Westlake 8, Loyola 0: Junior Justin Kirchner, a Yale commit, struck out 13 and threw a no-hitter in the Mission League win.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Actors won’t say “Macbeth” in a theater, baseball players won’t talk to a pitcher when he’s throwing a no-hitter, and White House staff won’t say “recession” when the economy turns sour.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Orange Lutheran 6-foot-8 senior pitcher Gary Morse will throw a no-hitter, then find a hoop and celebrate with a dunk.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

The Dodgers have gone 24-6, including the playoffs, since blowing a no-hitter in Baltimore.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

The Yankee pitcher was one out away from becoming a phenomenon so rare that it had never been seen before—the first man to pitch a no-hitter in the World Series.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord