left-hander

[ left-han-der, -han- ]

/ ˈlɛftˈhæn dər, -ˌhæn- /

a person who is left-handed, especially a baseball pitcher who throws with the left hand.

Informal. a slap or punch delivered with the left hand.

Origin of left-hander

First recorded in 1860–65; left-hand + -er¹

Rutter had superb control for a left-hander, and he showed a most dazzling assortment of curves and slants.

Baseball Joe, Home Run King |Lester Chadwick
Schomburgk promptly bowled the brute over with a left-hander straight in the face.

A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland |Meg Gehrts
The first man up, a left-hander, rapped a hard twisting liner to right field.

The Young Pitcher |Zane Grey
It was an impossible run, and the left-hander stood, in startled dismay, a few steps outside the crease.

The Lonely Unicorn |Alec Waugh

You see, Skip hit him in the face, an' then come in with a left-hander; but Teddy warded it off, and then Skip run.

Teddy and Carrots |James Otis

left-hander

a blow with the left hand

a left-handed person