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left-hander
[ left-han-der, -han- ]
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
noun
- a blow with the left hand
- a left-handed person
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Word History and Origins
Origin of left-hander1
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Example Sentences
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.
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