Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A left-handed person.
- noun A dagger carried in the left hand to parry the thrusts of a rapier: an important accessory of the fencing of the sixteenth century.
- noun A blow with the left hand; hence, a sudden blow or attack from an unexpected quarter.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right; a left-handed{1} person.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
left-hander .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
- noun a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
- noun a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
- noun a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
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Examples
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The lefthander is expected to be sent to the bullpen when Woody Williams is activated from the disabled list on
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The 24-year-old lefthander is 4-0 with a 3.03 ERA in five career starts at Coors Field.
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Athletics manager Ken Macha brought in lefthander Ricardo
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The lefthander is 0-9 with a 6.45 ERA in his last 12 starts and has not won since April 10.
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Stadium - is Thursday, with the Yankees sending another veteran in lefthander David Wells to the mound.
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Stadium - is Thursday, with the Yankees sending another veteran in lefthander David Wells to the mound.
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The lefthander is winless in eight decisions since
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The lefthander is 0-3 with a 5.52 ERA in his last five starts.
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The 6-4 lefthander is durable -- he ranked third in the Eastern
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Greg Montalbano -- LHP -- Spot Starter: If Red Sox 'fans are looking for another hometown kid to root for, this lefthander is it.
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