3-hitter

1. 1.

   a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits

   Synonymsthree-hitter

   Broaderbaseball

Questions about 3-hitter

What does 3-hitter mean?

3-hitter means "a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits".

How many syllables are in 3-hitter?

3-hitter has 2 syllables: 3-hit-ter. The stress falls on "3-hit".

What is another word for 3-hitter?

Close synonyms include three-hitter. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is 3-hitter a common word?

3-hitter is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.