left-hander

ˌlɛftˈhændər

Definition

Definition of left-hander - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

personality traitperson who predominantly uses their left hand

The left-hander found it difficult to use the right-handed scissors..

lefty

southpaw

sports

baseball pitcher who throws with the left hand

The team needs a new left-hander for the season.

left-handed pitcher

lefty

southpaw

boxing

Rare

blow struck with the left hand

Rare

He surprised his opponent with a quick left-hander.

hook

jab

punch

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Origin of left-hander

Old English, left (weak) + hand (grip)

Examples of left-hander in a sentence

Being a left-hander, she found the desk uncomfortable.
The left-hander struck out the last batter.
Scouts are looking for a promising left-hander.
The boxer delivered a powerful left-hander.
A swift left-hander caught him off guard.

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French:gaucher, lanceur gaucher, ...
German:Linkshänder, Linksschlag, ...
Italian:mancino, lanciatore mancino, ...
Spanish:zurdo, lanzador zurdo, ...
Portuguese:canhoto, golpe de esquerda, ...
Chinese:左撇子, 左投手, ...
Japanese:左利きの人, 左腕投手, ...
Arabic:أعسر, رَامٍ أَعْسَر, ...
Hebrew:שְׂמֹאלִי, מַגִּישׁ שְׂמָאלִי, ...
Russian:левша, удар слева, ...
Ukrainian:лівша, лівий хук, ...
Hindi:बाएँ हाथ से काम करने वाला, बाएं हाथ का पिचर, ...
Bengali:বামহাতি, বাঁহাতি পিচার, ...
Catalan:esquerrà, llançador esquerrà, ...
Czech:levoruký, levaák, ...
Danish:venstrehåndet, venstrehåndskaster, ...
Dutch:linkshandige, linkshandige werper, ...
Greek:αριστερόχειρας, αριστερόχειρας ρίπτης, ...
Hungarian:balkezes, balkezes dobó, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សប្រើដៃឆ្វេងជាចម្បង, អ្នកបោះបាល់បេស្បលដៃឆ្វេង, ...
Korean:왼손잡이, 왼손잡이 투수, ...
Persian:چپ‌دست, پرتاب‌کننده چپ‌دست, ...
Polish:mańkut, miotacz leworęczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):canhoto, gancho de esquerda, ...
Romanian:stângaci, aruncător stângaci, ...
Swedish:vänsterhänt person, vänsterhänt pitcher, ...
Thai:คนถนัดซ้าย, นักขว้างมือซ้าย, ...
Turkish:solak, solak atıcı, ...
Vietnamese:người thuận tay trái, cầu thủ ném bóng tay trái, ...

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