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.

Origin of left-hander

1
First recorded in 1860–65; left-hand + -er1

Words Nearby left-hander

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How to use left-hander in a sentence

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

    The Young Pitcher | Zane Grey
  • The Giants never regard Sallee as a left-hander with men on the bases.

    Pitching in a Pinch | Christy Mathewson
  • 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.

    The Man From Glengarry | Ralph Connor
  • 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
  1. a blow with the left hand

  2. a left-handed person

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