5-hitter

1. 1.

   a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits

   Synonymsfive-hitter

   Broaderbaseball

Questions about 5-hitter

What does 5-hitter mean?

5-hitter means "a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits".

How many syllables are in 5-hitter?

5-hitter has 2 syllables: 5-hit-ter. The stress falls on "5-hit".

What is another word for 5-hitter?

Close synonyms include five-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 5-hitter a common word?

5-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.