lefthander

Noun

Meaning

a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

lefty Southpaw left-hander left-handed pitcher awkward dubious left-handed left-hand clumsy hypocritical equivocal insincere hulking bumbling morganatic

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Hypernyms

pitcher hurler twirler

Examples

In his third game, Clemente hit his first home run, an inside the park job off the left field bullpen at the Polo Grounds against lefthander Don Liddle. It was also his first RBI. Roberto Clemente

Franklin’s Lacey Wilch reached base on an infield single, for the Wildcat’s second hit of the game, but Bellbrook freshman lefthander Randi Holder retired the next two batters to end the game. Source: Internet

David Jones writes: “Donovan never claimed to have discovered Ruth—the young lefthander was too talented for his exploits to go unnoticed.” Source: Internet

Stinson (5-1, 1.89 ERA, a lefthander, looks like he’ll be a strong weekend starter as a junior next season while the right-handed Jarvis (5-1, 2.45) moves into the rotation as a sophomore. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

lefthanded lefthandedly lefthandedness leftie leftish leftism