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left-hander

[ left-han-der, -han- ]

noun

  1. a person who is left-handed, especially a baseball pitcher who throws with the left hand.
  2. Informal. a slap or punch delivered with the left hand.


left-hander

noun

  1. a blow with the left hand
  2. a left-handed person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of left-hander1

First recorded in 1860–65; left-hand + -er 1
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Example Sentences

The first man up, a left-hander, rapped a hard twisting liner to right field.

The Giants never regard Sallee as a left-hander with men on the bases.

The young inventor quickly stepped to one side, and, as the bully passed him, Tom sent out a neat left-hander.

So saying, he caught a burly Frenchman under the chin with a straight left-hander and hurled him back upon the crowd.

You see, Skip hit him in the face, an' then come in with a left-hander; but Teddy warded it off, and then Skip run.

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