left-hander

[ left-han-der, -han- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

left-hander

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

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

The Giants never regard Sallee as a left-hander with men on the bases.

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.

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.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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