right-hander

[ rahyt-han-der, -han- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person who is right-handed, especially a baseball pitcher who throws with the right hand.
Informal.
1. a slap or punch delivered with the right hand.
2. a throw or toss, as in basketball, made with the right hand.

right-hander

First recorded in 1855–60

"Palmer always keeps his word," beamed Weaver, putting the right hander back in the rotation.

Senators manager Bucky Harris signaled to the bullpen to send in a right-hander named Paul Hopkins.

He shut his fist and hit Butterface a weak but well intended right-hander on the nose.

It was no light tap, for the young motorist put all his heart and science into that darting right-hander.

Tom would have passed peaceably on his way, but the stranger suddenly let go a terrific right-hander.

Rupert dodged and tried to close: but at that moment another figure dashed between the two men and delivered a right-hander.

The monkey-faced polypus replied not a word, but delivered a right-hander that might have felled a small horse.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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