leftynoun [ C ]
also leftie uk/ˈlef.ti/us/ˈlef.ti/informallefty noun [ C ] (LEFT HAND)
a person who uses their left hand to write, etc. with:
I found it difficult playing lefties.
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The hand
- -fingered
- ball
- carpal
- carpometacarpal
- carpus
- digitorum
- fingermark
- fingerprint
- flat
- middle finger
- palm
- paw
- right-handed
- right-hander
- ring finger
- thenar
- triquetrum
- two-handed
- volar
- volaris
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lefty noun [ C ] (POLITICS)
mainly UK a supporter of the political left
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Political movements & groups
- alt-right
- ANC
- antidisestablishmentarianism
- awkward
- Blairite
- hawkish
- Islamist
- labor
- left
- left-winger
- PAC
- Plaid Cymru
- political action committee
- republican
- right-winger
- the SDLP
- the Third Way
- the SDLP
- Whig
- Zionism
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