lefty
1 Americannoun
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a left-winger
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a left-handed person
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of lefty1
First recorded in 1925–30; left 1 + -y 2
Origin of lefty2
Example Sentences
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Ace lefty Blake Snell, flamethrowing righty Tyler Glasnow and newly acquired closer Edwin Díaz have been injured for months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The 24-year-old Sasaki threw a smooth 16 pitches, punching out the right-handed hitting Zavala, and inducing a pair of groundballs to shortstop from the lefty Kim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026
The 23-year-old lefty from Georgia turned pro last year after topping the PGA Tour University rankings following a record seven wins in his college career.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026
“People perceive me as this sort of lefty figure; I think I’m more conservative than people think. I just happen to be talking about a government in extremis,” he said.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025
I was practicing my lefty dribble next to the iron gate that surrounded the courts when one of the guys fell hard to the ground.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
“Bluesky apology forms” even began to circulate among lefties with a sense of humor and self-effacement.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
But it faces a mammoth task, with polls showing that the Green Party -- newly headed by a charismatic leader 30 years younger than Corbyn -- is mopping up most disaffected lefties.
From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025
The two joysticks accommodate righties or lefties, but you only use one to fly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
For lefties like me, let the waiter know, and they will bring out silverware that’s angled specifically for us.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2025
Except that we’re both lefties and in about a half hour he’ll be saying, “Oreos?”
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
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