no-hitter

noun

A game in which no batter on one of the teams got a hit.

“Not many pitchers can say they threw two no-hitters in their career.”

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Meanings

nounno-hitter (plural no-hitters)

plural no-hitters

  1. ball gamesA game in which no batter on one of the teams got a hit.

    Not many pitchers can say they threw two no-hitters in their career.

    2 more examples

    A record three of the no-hitters have come against Cleveland, with Zach Plesac having started all three games for the Indians.

    2021 August 10, Benjamin Hoffman, “Brewers’ Combined No-Hitter Breaks Record for the Most in a Season”, in The New York Times

    It was the 18th no-hitter in franchise history, the 10th since the team moved to San Francisco and first since Chris Heston no-hit the New York Mets in 2015.

    2024 March 8, C. Trent Rosecrans and Andrew Baggarly, “Giants’ Blake Snell throws first no-hitter of career in win over Reds”, in The New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits

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Cite this entry
APA

no-hitter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no-hitter

MLA

“no-hitter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no-hitter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no-hitter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no-hitter.

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