right-hander
[ rahyt-han-der, -han- ]
/ ˈraɪtˈhæn dər, -ˌhæn- /
noun
a person who is right-handed, especially a baseball pitcher who throws with the right hand.
Informal.
- a slap or punch delivered with the right hand.
- a throw or toss, as in basketball, made with the right hand.
Origin of right-hander
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby right-hander
right-hand,
right-hand buoy,
right-hand man,
right-hand rule,
right-handed,
right-hander,
right-laid,
right-minded,
right-of-center,
right-on,
right-side out
Example sentences from the Web for right-hander
Senators manager Bucky Harris signaled to the bullpen to send in a right-hander named Paul Hopkins.
Rupert dodged and tried to close: but at that moment another figure dashed between the two men and delivered a right-hander.
The Mandarin's Fan |Fergus HumeThe edge that was deepest burned was on the other side from what it usually is when a right-hander does it.
Bert Wilson in the Rockies |J. W. DuffieldThe monkey-faced polypus replied not a word, but delivered a right-hander that might have felled a small horse.
The Battery and the Boiler |R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for right-hander
right-hander
noun
a blow with the right hand
a person who is right-handed