right-hander
Most people's preference
A right-hander is a person who uses their right hand predominantly, especially in sports like baseball or cricket where it affects stance and technique: The pitcher is a right-hander with a nasty curveball.
The term also refers to a punch thrown with the right hand or, in cricket, a ball that moves toward a right-handed batsman.
Pouring vessel or hurler
- batterUncooked cake mixture
- sluggerPowerful baseball batter
- starterInitiator of action
- relieverOne who lessens discomfort
closer · rotation · lineup · curveball · fastball · slider · changeup · mound
Left-handed person, informally
- leftyNon-dominant-side user
- left-handerPerson favoring sinister side
- ambidextrousSkilled with both hands
- sinistralLeft-side dominant
Pin-toppling player
- golferOne who plays rounds
- boxerCombat sport competitor
- fencerCompetitive blade sport athlete
- cricketChirping legged insect
swing · stance · grip · backhand · forehand · hook · jab · technique
Superior influence or control
- majorityOver half of total
- normAccepted behavioral standard
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
common · prevalent · mainstream · conventional · default · bias · advantage · accommodation
Organized cooperative movement
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- nimblenessEase of quick movement
- deftnessSkillful ease of movement
adeptness · proficiency · penmanship · handwriting · control · steadiness · accuracy
pitcher
Pouring vessel or hurler
reliever · closer · rotation · lineup · curveball · fastball · slider · changeup · mound · plate
southpaw
Left-handed person, informally
- leftyNon-dominant-side user
- left-handerPerson favoring sinister side
- ambidextrousSkilled with both hands
bowler
Pin-toppling player
cricket · swing · stance · grip · backhand · forehand · hook · jab · technique · form
predominance
Superior influence or control
typical · common · prevalent · mainstream · conventional · default · bias · advantage · accommodation · design
coordination
Organized cooperative movement
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- nimblenessEase of quick movement
deftness · adeptness · proficiency · penmanship · handwriting · control · steadiness · accuracy
- 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
right-handerleft-hander
Person favoring sinister side
lefty · southpaw · left-handed pitcher · lefthander · sinistral