dexter
[ dek-ster ]
/ ˈdɛk stər /
adjective
on the right side; right.
noting the side of a heraldic shield that is to the right of one who bears it (opposed to sinister).
Origin of dexter
1555–65; < Latin: right, favorable; akin to Gothic
taihswa, Old Irish
dess, Greek
dexiós, Lithuanian
dẽšinas, Sanskrit
dakṣina
Words nearby dexter
dexfenfluramine,
dexie,
dexiocardia,
dexiotropic,
dexpanthenol,
dexter,
dexterity,
dexterous,
dextr-,
dextrad,
dextral
Definition for dexter (2 of 2)
Dexter
[ dek-ster ]
/ ˈdɛk stər /
noun
Also Dex·ter-Ker·ry
[dek-ster-ker-ee] /ˈdɛk stərˈkɛr i/.
one of a breed of small, hardy, usually black dual-purpose cattle, derived from the Kerry breed of Ireland.
a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for dexter (1 of 3)
dexter
1
/ (ˈdɛkstə) /
adjective
archaic
of or located on the right side
(usually postpositive) heraldry
of, on, or starting from the right side of a shield from the bearer's point of view and therefore on the spectator's left
Compare
sinister
Word Origin for dexter
C16: from Latin; compare Greek
dexios on the right hand
British Dictionary definitions for dexter (2 of 3)
dexter
2
/ (ˈdɛkstə) /
noun
a small breed of red or black beef cattle, originally from Ireland
Word Origin for dexter
C19: perhaps from the surname of the original breeder
British Dictionary definitions for dexter (3 of 3)
Dexter
/ (ˈdɛkstə) /
noun
John. 1925–90, British actor and theatre director
Medical definitions for dexter
dexter
[ dĕk′stər ]
adj.
Of or located on the right side.