left-hander

American  

[left-han-der, -han-] / ˈlɛftˈhæn dər, -ˌhæn- /

noun

1. a person who is left-handed, especially a baseball pitcher who throws with the left hand.

2. Informal. a slap or punch delivered with the left hand.

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left-hander British  

noun

1. a blow with the left hand

2. a left-handed person

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Etymology

Origin of left-hander

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

Example Sentences

Leclerc was 0.289secs off the pace, completing his fastest lap after seven laps on the soft tyre following an off at the tricky Spoon Curve double left-hander.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell threw off the mound for the first time in spring training on Thursday, throwing 15 pitches — all fastballs — sitting between 87 to 89 mph.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

When left-hander Kishan followed in raising his bat it was the first time the top three had reached fifty in a men's T20 World Cup.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

The cerebral left-hander started 2025 outside the top 100, one more gifted teen pushing through the crowded gateway of the men’s tour.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Natives understand directness from an Englishman, and can parry it; but from another native it bewilders them, just as a left-handed swordsman is bewildered by another left-hander.

From The Winds of the World by Mundy, Talbot