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no-hitter

no-hitter noun: a game in which no batter on one of the teams got a hit.

Noun

no-hitter (plural no-hitters)

  1. 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.
    • 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

Forms of no-hitter

pluralno-hitters

Questions about no-hitter

What does no-hitter mean?
No-hitter means a game in which no batter on one of the teams got a hit.
What part of speech is no-hitter?
No-hitter is a noun.
What is the plural of no-hitter?
The plural of no-hitter is no-hitters.

Words near no-hitter in the dictionary

  1. no-heighted
  2. no-heighting
  3. no-heights
  4. no-hit wonder
  5. no-hit wonders
  6. no-hitter
  7. no-hitters
  8. no-ho
  9. no-holds-barred
  10. no-hoper
  11. no-hopers

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