left-hander
Opposite of righty
A left-hander is a person who favors their left hand for tasks like writing or throwing.
In baseball, a left-handed pitcher: The manager brought in a left-hander to face the next batter.
The term applies more broadly to anyone who is left-handed, sometimes shortened to lefty.
Left-handed person, informally
Left-handed person, informally
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- moundHeaped earth formation
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- curveballPitch with spin-induced arc
slider · sinker · changeup · cutter · fastball · screwball · bullpen · windup
Left-handed person, informally
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- unorthodoxContrary to accepted practice
- switch-hitterBats left and right
forehand · backhand · serve · volley · hook · jab · cross · glove
Threateningly suggestive of harm
- gaucheSocially awkward, unrefined
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
stigma · taboo · cack-handed · correction · reeducation · bias · historical · folklore
Seldom occurring or found
- rareSeldom found or seen
- underrepresentedInsufficiently present in proportion
- outlierDistant data point
- statisticsCollected numerical information
demographics · population · diversity · representation · percentage · prevalence · handedness · laterality
Pivoted twin-blade cutter
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- can-openerDevice for unsealing tins
- peelerSkin-removing utensil
- notebookBlank pages for jottings
spiral-bound · ladle · corkscrew · mouse · keyboard · joystick · saxophone · ergonomic
Showing imaginative skill
- imaginativeAble to conceive new ideas
- intuitiveKnown without reasoning
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
original · inventive · quirky · nonconformist · eccentric · visionary · spatial · genius
southpaw
Left-handed person, informally
southpaw
Left-handed person, informally
curveball · slider · sinker · changeup · cutter · fastball · screwball · bullpen · windup · batter
southpaw
Left-handed person, informally
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- unorthodoxContrary to accepted practice
switch-hitter · forehand · backhand · serve · volley · hook · jab · cross · glove · fencing
sinister
Threateningly suggestive of harm
- gaucheSocially awkward, unrefined
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
discrimination · stigma · taboo · cack-handed · correction · reeducation · bias · historical · folklore · unlucky
uncommon
Seldom occurring or found
- rareSeldom found or seen
- underrepresentedInsufficiently present in proportion
- outlierDistant data point
statistics · demographics · population · diversity · representation · percentage · prevalence · handedness · laterality
scissors
Pivoted twin-blade cutter
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- can-openerDevice for unsealing tins
- peelerSkin-removing utensil
notebook · spiral-bound · ladle · corkscrew · mouse · keyboard · joystick · saxophone · ergonomic · desk
artistic
Showing imaginative skill
- imaginativeAble to conceive new ideas
- intuitiveKnown without reasoning
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
innovative · original · inventive · quirky · nonconformist · eccentric · visionary · spatial · genius · inspired
- Baseball Peoplepitcher, catcher, shortstop, first baseman, second baseman
- pitchingfastball, slider, curveball, changeup, sinker
- Surfingsurfboards, surfboard, longboards, shortboards, longboard
- batterscake batter, pancake batter, waffle batter, brownie batter, crepe batter