right-hander

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right-hand·er

(rīt′hăn′dər)
n.
One who is right-handed.
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right-hander

n
1. (Boxing) a blow with the right hand
2. a person who is right-handed
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

right′-hand′er



n.
1. a right-handed person.
2. a blow or pitch delivered with the right hand.
[1855–60]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.right-hander - (baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand
baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
hurler, pitcher, twirler - (baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm"
2.right-hander - a person who uses the right hand more skillfully than the leftright-hander - a person who uses the right hand more skillfully than the left
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
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Translations

right-hander

[ˌraɪtˈhændəʳ] Ndiestro/a m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

right-hander

[ˌraɪtˈhændəʳ] n (person) → chi usa or adopera la mano destra; (blow) → destro
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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The right-hander bludgeoned a tournament-high 97 from 62 deliveries to turn a certain defeat for the federal capital side into an unexpected triumph for Imad Wasim's charges against a side which is already through to the knockout round.
The Philadelphia Phillies and free agent right-hander Jake Arrieta reached agreement on a three-year, $75mn contract, according to multiple reports on Sunday.
The right-hander has scored 6975 runs in 261 one-day internationals (ODIs), 1898 runs including a double hundred in 35 Tests, and 1821 runs in 92 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).
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