noun
Meaning 1
One who is left-handed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lefty, southpaw
Antonyms: right-hander
Standard Lemma guide
left-hander
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noun
Meaning 2
A blow struck with the left hand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A bend or turn to the left; a left-hand corner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: left-handed pitcher, left hander, lefthander, lefty, southpaw
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pitcher, hurler, twirler
noun
Meaning 5
a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- their pitcher was a southpaw
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lefty, southpaw
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Southern Altai: сологой (sologoy) — a person who is left-handed
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܣܸܡܵܠܵܝܵܐ (simmālāyā) — a person who is left-handed
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܣܸܡܵܠܵܝܬܵܐ (simmālāytā) — a person who is left-handed
- Armenian: ձախլիկ (jaxlik) — a person who is left-handed
- Azerbaijani: solaxay — a person who is left-handed
- Bulgarian: левичар (levičar) — a person who is left-handed
- Catalan: esquerrà — a person who is left-handed
- Catalan: esquerrana — a person who is left-handed
- Chinese Mandarin: 左撇子 (zuǒpiězi) — a person who is left-handed
- Czech: levák — a person who is left-handed
- Czech: levačka — a person who is left-handed
- Old Czech: kršňavec — a person who is left-handed
- Old Czech: levec — a person who is left-handed
- Old Czech: kršňávek — a person who is left-handed
- Dutch: linkshandige — a person who is left-handed
- Esperanto: maldekstrulo — a person who is left-handed
- Esperanto: livulo — a person who is left-handed
- Finnish: vasenkätinen — a person who is left-handed
- Finnish: vasuri — a person who is left-handed
- French: gaucher — a person who is left-handed
- French: gauchère — a person who is left-handed
- Galician: curdo — a person who is left-handed
- Galician: xergo — a person who is left-handed
- Galician: manicho — a person who is left-handed
- Galician: coxeno — a person who is left-handed
- Galician: cocheno — a person who is left-handed
- Galician: cucho — a person who is left-handed
- German: Linkshänder — a person who is left-handed
- German: Linkshänderin — a person who is left-handed
- Greek: αριστερόχειρας (aristerócheiras) — a person who is left-handed
- Haryanvi: ओळिया (oḷiyā) — a person who is left-handed
- Haryanvi: औळिया (auḷiyā) — a person who is left-handed
- Hebrew: שְׂמָאלִי (smalí) — a person who is left-handed
- Hindi: बाएँ हत्था (bāẽ hatthā) — a person who is left-handed
- Irish: ciotóg — a person who is left-handed
- Italian: mancino — a person who is left-handed
- Italian: mancina — a person who is left-handed
- Japanese: 左利き (hidarikiki) — a person who is left-handed
- Japanese: ぎっちょ (gitcho) — a person who is left-handed
- Kalmyk: солһач (solğaç) — a person who is left-handed
- Karakalpak: shebekey — a person who is left-handed
- Karakalpak: solaqay — a person who is left-handed
- Korean: 왼손잡이 (oensonjabi) — a person who is left-handed
- Latvian: kreilis — a person who is left-handed
- Māori: māui matarehe — a person who is left-handed
- Norwegian: venstrehendt — a person who is left-handed
- Norwegian: keivhendt — a person who is left-handed
- Polish: mańkut — a person who is left-handed
- Portuguese: canhoto — a person who is left-handed
- Romansh: tschanchin — a person who is left-handed
- Russian: левша́ (levšá) — a person who is left-handed
- Slovak: ľavák — a person who is left-handed
- Slovak: ľaváčka — a person who is left-handed
- Spanish: zurdo — a person who is left-handed
- Spanish: zurda — a person who is left-handed
- Spanish: ñurdo — a person who is left-handed
- Spanish: zocato — a person who is left-handed
- Spanish: zoco — a person who is left-handed
- Turkish: solak — a person who is left-handed
- Ottoman Turkish: صولاق (solak) — a person who is left-handed
- Volapük: nedetaskilan — a person who is left-handed
- Volapük: nedetahiskilan — a person who is left-handed
- Volapük: nedetajiskilan — a person who is left-handed
- Welsh: dyn llawchwith — a person who is left-handed
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