left-hander

[ left-han-der, -han- ]

/ ˈlɛftˈhæn dər, -ˌhæn- /

noun

a person who is left-handed, especially a baseball pitcher who throws with the left hand.

Informal. a slap or punch delivered with the left hand.

Origin of left-hander

First recorded in 1860–65; left-hand + -er¹

Words nearby left-hander

left gastro-omental vein, left-hand, left-hand buoy, left-handed, left-handed compliment, left-hander, left heart, left hepatic duct, left holding the bag, leftist, left-laid

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Example sentences from the Web for left-hander

Rutter had superb control for a left-hander, and he showed a most dazzling assortment of curves and slants.
Baseball Joe, Home Run King|Lester Chadwick
Schomburgk promptly bowled the brute over with a left-hander straight in the face.
A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland|Meg Gehrts
The first man up, a left-hander, rapped a hard twisting liner to right field.
The Young Pitcher|Zane Grey
It was an impossible run, and the left-hander stood, in startled dismay, a few steps outside the crease.
The Lonely Unicorn|Alec Waugh

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.
Teddy and Carrots|James Otis

British Dictionary definitions for left-hander

left-hander

noun

a blow with the left hand

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

单词	left-hander
释义	left-hander [ left-han-der, -han- ] / ˈlɛftˈhæn dər, -ˌhæn- / noun a person who is left-handed, especially a baseball pitcher who throws with the left hand. Informal. a slap or punch delivered with the left hand. Origin of left-hander First recorded in 1860–65; left-hand + -er¹ Words nearby left-hander left gastro-omental vein, left-hand, left-hand buoy, left-handed, left-handed compliment, left-hander, left heart, left hepatic duct, left holding the bag, leftist, left-laid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for left-hander Rutter had superb control for a left-hander, and he showed a most dazzling assortment of curves and slants. Baseball Joe, Home Run King\|Lester Chadwick Schomburgk promptly bowled the brute over with a left-hander straight in the face. A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland\|Meg Gehrts The first man up, a left-hander, rapped a hard twisting liner to right field. The Young Pitcher\|Zane Grey It was an impossible run, and the left-hander stood, in startled dismay, a few steps outside the crease. The Lonely Unicorn\|Alec Waugh 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. Teddy and Carrots\|James Otis British Dictionary definitions for left-hander left-hander noun a blow with the left hand 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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