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righthander

righthander noun: a right-handed person.

Noun

righthander (plural righthanders)

  1. A right-handed person
    • The big righthander got out of that jam, coaxing Vernon Wells into a soft lineout to third and Adam Lind into a flyball out.2009 June 12, Mark Zwolinski, “Solid Romero abandoned by Jays' offence”, in Toronto Star

Forms of righthander

pluralrighthanders

Origin of righthander

From right hand + -er.

Questions about righthander

What does righthander mean?
Righthander means a right-handed person.
What part of speech is righthander?
Righthander is a noun.
What is the plural of righthander?
The plural of righthander is righthanders.

Words near righthander in the dictionary

  1. rightfulness
  2. righthand
  3. righthanded
  4. righthandedly
  5. righthandedness
  6. righthander
  7. righthanders
  8. righthandwise
  9. rightholder
  10. rightholders
  11. righthood

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