lefthanders
Opposite of righties
Lefthanders are people who favor their left hand for tasks like writing and throwing.
The term applies broadly to anyone who is left-handed, though it appears most often in sports contexts: The pitching staff includes three lefthanders.
Also spelled left-handers.
Left-handed person, informally
Left-handed person, informally
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- boxerCombat sport competitor
- jabQuick, straight blow
- hookCurved catching device
orthodox · stance · sparring · switch-hitter · batting · tennis · fencing · advantage
Threateningly suggestive of harm
- gaucheSocially awkward, unrefined
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
stereotype · marginalization · stigmatization · adaptation · accommodation · superstition · taboo
Capacity for original thought
Seldom occurring or found
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- underrepresentedInsufficiently present in proportion
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- prevalenceState of being widespread
genetics · hereditary · statistics · distribution · anomaly · variation
southpaw
Left-handed person, informally
southpaw
Left-handed person, informally
hook · orthodox · stance · sparring · switch-hitter · batting · tennis · fencing · advantage · serve
sinister
Threateningly suggestive of harm
- gaucheSocially awkward, unrefined
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
bias · stereotype · marginalization · stigmatization · adaptation · accommodation · superstition · taboo
creativity
Capacity for original thought
uncommon
Seldom occurring or found
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- underrepresentedInsufficiently present in proportion
- populationAll inhabitants combined
prevalence · genetics · hereditary · statistics · distribution · anomaly · variation