lefthander
Sinister side dominant
A lefthander is a person who predominantly uses their left hand—for writing, throwing, or other tasks requiring fine motor control.
Also spelled as two words or hyphenated: left hander, left-hander.
In baseball, a lefthander is specifically a left-handed pitcher: The manager brought in a lefthander to face the switch-hitter.
Left-handed person, informally
- leftyNon-dominant-side user
- sinistralLeft-side dominant
- ambidextrousSkilled with both hands
- handednessPreferred limb dominance
Left-handed person, informally
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- batterUncooked cake mixture
- boxingCombat sport using fists
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
switch-hitter · tennis · fencing · advantage · matchup · spin · serve · stance
Unjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- gaucheSocially awkward, unrefined
- cack-handedInept or left-handed
superstition · taboo · unlucky · correction · punished · retrained · unclean
Pivoted twin-blade cutter
- can-openerDevice for unsealing tins
- notebookBlank pages for jottings
- mouseSmall gnawing mammal
- keyboardArray of input keys
guitar · desk · spiral-bound · smudging · ergonomic · peeler · knives · golf-clubs
Smaller part of whole
- uncommonSeldom occurring or found
- underrepresentedInsufficiently present in proportion
- outnumberedExceeded in count
- prevalenceState of being widespread
southpaw
Left-handed person, informally
- leftyNon-dominant-side user
- sinistralLeft-side dominant
- ambidextrousSkilled with both hands
southpaw
Left-handed person, informally
orthodox · switch-hitter · tennis · fencing · advantage · matchup · spin · serve · stance · jab
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- gaucheSocially awkward, unrefined
cack-handed · superstition · taboo · unlucky · correction · punished · retrained · unclean
scissors
Pivoted twin-blade cutter
- can-openerDevice for unsealing tins
- notebookBlank pages for jottings
- mouseSmall gnawing mammal
keyboard · guitar · desk · spiral-bound · smudging · ergonomic · peeler · knives · golf-clubs · ladle
minority
Smaller part of whole
- uncommonSeldom occurring or found
- underrepresentedInsufficiently present in proportion
- outnumberedExceeded in count
- Baseball & Hurlingpitcher, fastball, curveball, slider, knuckleball
lefthanderrighthander
One with dominant dexterity
right-hander · righty · dextral · conventional · majority