left-hander

left-hander
/left"han"deuhr, -han'-/, n.
1. a person who is left-handed, esp. a baseball pitcher who throws with the left hand.
2. Informal. a slap or punch delivered with the left hand.
[1860-65; LEFT-HAND + -ER1]

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