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left-hander

[left-han-der, -han-]

noun

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

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



left-hander

noun

  1. a blow with the left hand

  2. a left-handed person

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of left-hander1

First recorded in 1860–65; left-hand + -er 1
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Another factor: Wednesday’s starter for the Dodgers is left-hander Justin Wrobleski, who has a 7.20 ERA in three big league outings this year and has spent much of the campaign in triple A.

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Whereas Stokes appeared to suggest before the Zimbabwe Test Bethell would come straight back into the XI for the India series, he later clarified that the left-hander would merely return to the squad.

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While right-hander Smith targets boundaries in front of him, left-hander Duckett has scored only 18% his career runs against pacers in the 'V'.

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USC left-hander Mason Edwards pitched an efficient 5⅓ innings, needing just 64 pitches before he was removed after giving up his sixth hit.

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The left-hander slapped through the off side and pulled to leg, tucking into a flat England pace attack.

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