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dexter

1

[ dek-ster ]

adjective

  1. on the right side; right.
  2. noting the side of a heraldic shield that is to the right of one who bears it ( sinister ).


Dexter

2

[ dek-ster ]

noun

  1. Also Dex·ter-Ker·ry [] one of a breed of small, hardy, usually black dual-purpose cattle, derived from the Kerry breed of Ireland.
  2. a male given name.

dexter

1

/ ˈdɛkstə /

adjective

  1. archaic.
    of or located on the right side
  2. usually postpositive heraldry of, on, or starting from the right side of a shield from the bearer's point of view and therefore on the spectator's left
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Dexter

2

/ ˈdɛkstə /

noun

  1. DexterJohn19251990MBritishTHEATRE: actorTHEATRE: theatre director John. 1925–90, British actor and theatre director
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dexter

3

/ ˈdɛkstə /

noun

  1. a small breed of red or black beef cattle, originally from Ireland
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dexter1

First recorded in 1555–65; from Latin: “right-hand,” also “favorable, right, skillful”; akin to Gothic taihswa, Old Irish dess, Greek dexiós, Lithuanian dẽ šinas, Sanskrit dakṣina
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dexter1

C16: from Latin; compare Greek dexios on the right hand

Origin of dexter2

C19: perhaps from the surname of the original breeder
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Example Sentences

He’s going to be back, and it would be really weird if the series suddenly turned into Six Feet Under or Dexter and had a Kendall ghost lurking around to haunt everyone.

From Vox

However … well, not to spoil anything, but he’s still Dexter.

Just as Dexter was “born in blood” after watching his mother die, Harrison had similar horrifying roots.

Having escaped Miami after a series of dramatic events and faking his own death during a hurricane, Dexter has reinvented himself as “Jim Lindsay,” who works at a fish and game shop in a sleepy town in Upstate New York.

America’s favorite fictional serial killer Dexter is, for reasons known only to the network execs who greenlighted his comeback, on the prowl again.

From Time

Did playing such a demented character like Dexter for so long mess with your head?

It was the first step in my Dexter detox—to play a guy who killed someone without meaning to do it.

Well, the only way Dexter could have been tied up in a bow was if the last episode would have been the last episode of Season 4.

People who have only seen you in Six Feet Under and Dexter are going to be very surprised to see you as Hedwig.

By Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker The White House wants the Kurds to help save Iraq from ISIS.

Miss Dexter introduced the girl at the other end of the seat—another senior, Miss Purvis.

This family consisted of a daughter Hope, and a son Dexter, now a lieutenant at eighteen.

The last of the six was just leaving him after this process had been completed, when Mr Dexter called him back.

Dexter promised to keep his name out of the business, and went straight to the Old Man, and Patterson got turfed out on the spot.

"Let us talk only of love," returned he, thoughtfully rolling up his dexter sleeve.

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