left-hander
Americannoun
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a person who is left-handed, especially a baseball pitcher who throws with the left hand.
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Informal. a slap or punch delivered with the left hand.
noun
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a blow with the left hand
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a left-handed person
Etymology
Origin of left-hander
Example Sentences
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Veteran left-hander Brent Suter jogged in with the bases loaded.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Huntington Beach had a 5-0 lead with two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the seventh inning when the Oilers’ highly touted left-hander came in to relieve Jared Marchbank.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Bowling the second over of the innings, Robinson found movement down the Lord's slope, into left-hander Conway.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The left-hander averaged only 18 during the Ashes.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Young Linn was left-handed—and a left-hander is a bad proposition, in a fight.
From Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)
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