left-hander
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
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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 GreyThe Giants never regard Sallee as a left-hander with men on the bases.
Pitching in a Pinch | Christy MathewsonThe young inventor quickly stepped to one side, and, as the bully passed him, Tom sent out a neat left-hander.
Tom Swift and his Motor-boat | Victor AppletonSo 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 ConnorYou 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
a blow with the left hand
a left-handed person
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