dexter

[ dek-ster ]

/ ˈdɛk stər /

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adjective

on the right side; right.

noting the side of a heraldic shield that is to the right of one who bears it (opposed to sinister).

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Origin of dexter

1555–65; <Latin: right, favorable; akin to Gothic taihswa,Old Irish dess,Greek dexiós,Lithuanian dẽšinas,Sanskrit dakṣina

Words nearby dexter

Dexedrine, dexfenfluramine, dexie, dexiocardia, dexiotropic, dexter, dexterity, dexterous, dextr-, dextral, dextrality

Other definitions for dexter (2 of 2)

Dexter

[ dek-ster ]

/ ˈdɛk stər /

noun

Also Dex·ter-Ker·ry

[dek-ster-ker-ee]. /ˈdɛk stərˈkɛr i/. one of a breed of small, hardy, usually black dual-purpose cattle, derived from the Kerry breed of Ireland.

a male given name.

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How to use dexter in a sentence

He’s going to be back, and it would be really weird if the series suddenly turned into Six Feet Under or Dexter and had a Kendall ghost lurking around to haunt everyone.
Let Succession be ambiguous|Emily VanDerWerff|December 7, 2021|Vox
However … well, not to spoil anything, but he’s still Dexter.
The ‘Dexter’ creators know you’re still mad about the finale. But they hope a new reboot will make up for it.|Emily Yahr|November 4, 2021|Washington Post
Just as Dexter was “born in blood” after watching his mother die, Harrison had similar horrifying roots.
The ‘Dexter’ creators know you’re still mad about the finale. But they hope a new reboot will make up for it.|Emily Yahr|November 4, 2021|Washington Post
Having escaped Miami after a series of dramatic events and faking his own death during a hurricane, Dexter has reinvented himself as “Jim Lindsay,” who works at a fish and game shop in a sleepy town in Upstate New York.
The ‘Dexter’ creators know you’re still mad about the finale. But they hope a new reboot will make up for it.|Emily Yahr|November 4, 2021|Washington Post

America’s favorite fictional serial killer Dexter is, for reasons known only to the network execs who greenlighted his comeback, on the prowl again.
Pour One Out For the Network Comedy|Judy Berman|September 17, 2021|Time
Did playing such a demented character like Dexter for so long mess with your head?
Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’|Marlow Stern|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was the first step in my Dexter detox—to play a guy who killed someone without meaning to do it.
Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’|Marlow Stern|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Well, the only way Dexter could have been tied up in a bow was if the last episode would have been the last episode of Season 4.
Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’|Marlow Stern|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
People who have only seen you in Six Feet Under and Dexter are going to be very surprised to see you as Hedwig.
Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’|Marlow Stern|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker The White House wants the Kurds to help save Iraq from ISIS.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Sept. 22-28, 2014|John Boot|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Miss Dexter introduced the girl at the other end of the seat—another senior, Miss Purvis.
Ruth Fielding At College|Alice B. Emerson
This family consisted of a daughter Hope, and a son Dexter, now a lieutenant at eighteen.
A Lieutenant at Eighteen|Oliver Optic
The last of the six was just leaving him after this process had been completed, when Mr Dexter called him back.
The Gold Bat|P. G. Wodehouse
Dexter promised to keep his name out of the business, and went straight to the Old Man, and Patterson got turfed out on the spot.
The Gold Bat|P. G. Wodehouse
"Let us talk only of love," returned he, thoughtfully rolling up his dexter sleeve.
The Fiend's Delight|Dod Grile

British Dictionary definitions for dexter (1 of 3)

dexter¹

/ (ˈdɛkstə) /

adjective

archaic of or located on the right side

(usually postpositive) heraldry of, on, or starting from the right side of a shield from the bearer's point of view and therefore on the spectator's left

Compare sinister

Word Origin for dexter

C16: from Latin; compare Greek dexios on the right hand

British Dictionary definitions for dexter (2 of 3)

dexter²

/ (ˈdɛkstə) /

noun

a small breed of red or black beef cattle, originally from Ireland

Word Origin for dexter

C19: perhaps from the surname of the original breeder

British Dictionary definitions for dexter (3 of 3)

Dexter

/ (ˈdɛkstə) /

noun

John. 1925–90, British actor and theatre director

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