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

He sported hair curlers in the dugout, took handfuls of amphetamines before games, and pitched a no-hitter on LSD.

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The Washington Post reported he had pitched a no-hitter against Woodrow Wilson High School.

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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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