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Meaning of "right-hander" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RIGHT-HANDER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIGHT-HANDER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Right-Hander is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RIGHT-HANDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Handedness

Handedness is a better performance or individual preference for use of a hand. Handedness is not a discrete variable, but a continuous one that can be expressed at levels between strong left and strong right. While in an ordinary disclosure the terms left and right are used to define handedness, there are actually four types: left-handedness, right-handedness, mixed-handedness, and ambidexterity. Left-handedness is somewhat more common among men than among women.

Definition of right-hander in the English dictionary

The definition of right-hander in the dictionary is a blow with the right hand. Other definition of right-hander is a person who is right-handed.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RIGHT-HANDER

right-angled triangle
right-click
right-down
right-footer
right-hand
right-hand drive
right-hand man
right-handed
right-handedly
right-handedness
right-ho
right-justify
right-minded
right-mindedly
right-mindedness
right-of-centre
right-on
right-thinking
right-to-lifer
right-wing

WORDS THAT END LIKE RIGHT-HANDER

Alexander
Channel Islander
commander
coriander
demander
expander
finder
gander
Highlander
Hollander
islander
lander
Leander
outlander
overlander
Prince Edward Islander
salamander
sander
Santander
wander
zander

Synonyms and antonyms of right-hander in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «right-hander» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RIGHT-HANDER

Find out the translation of right-hander to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of right-hander from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «right-hander» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

右投
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diestro
570 millions of speakers

English

right-hander
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दाएँ हाथ के बल्लेबाज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اليمين يدوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Правша
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

destro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডানহাতি এই ব্যাটসম্যান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

droitier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembawa hak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rechtskurve
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

右利きの人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우완 투수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tengen tangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chơi tay phải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வலது-வது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उजवा हात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sağ vuruş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chi usa la destra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zakręt w prawo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

правша
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dreptaci
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δεξιά στροφή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

regs-iem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

högerhänt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høyre - hander
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of right-hander

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RIGHT-HANDER»

The term «right-hander» is regularly used and occupies the 67.353 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RIGHT-HANDER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «right-hander» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «right-hander» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about right-hander

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIGHT-HANDER»

Discover the use of right-hander in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to right-hander and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bring In the Right-Hander!: My Twenty-Two Years in the Major ...
My Twenty-Two Years in the Major Leagues Jerry Reuss. writers; players were known as “oafs”) if I wished. However, I would have to pay the same initiation fee as a new beat writer would. “Just what is the initiation fee?” I asked curiously.
Jerry Reuss, 2014
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The Left-Hander Syndrome: The Causes and Consequences of ...
Myutility drawer also containsa single-blade potato peeler with thehandle to the right, making it a comfortable gadgetfor the right hander but also impossible for the left-hander to use with the normal whittling motion, away from the body, ...
Stanley Coren, 2012
3
Twilight of the Long-ball Gods: Dispatches from the ...
The right-hander has had his ticket for weeks, and New Year's morning he will be gone. There will be no more throwing inside a gym three days a week, no more lifting weights on three others, no more lonely jogs through Chicago's slushy ...
John Schulian, 2005
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Right Hand, Left Hand: The Origins of Asymmetry in Brains, ...
... 'left-handed scissors', made by Wilkinson Sword. The handles were moulded to take a left thumb and fingers comfortably, and a right-hander would find it nigh-on impossible to put their right hand into them, but once again Keggie-hander 279.
Chris McManus, 2004
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What If?
A .267 batting average, 3898 lifetime home runs, 1376 R.B.I. My five best pitchers would be the Dodgers Lefthander Sandy Koufax, Won 165 games lost only 87 games, with a 2.76 ERA. He had 2,396 strikeouts. Right hander also for the ...
Anthony Capuano, 2011
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Baseball For Dummies
If there was a hard-throwing right-hander on the mound, and I had a lefty whose bat wasn't that quick and a right-hander who loved to hit the fastball, the right- hander is going up to the plate. I was more interested in what kind of pitches you  ...
Joe Morgan, Richard Lally, 2011
7
Waterfront Fists and Others: The Collected Fight Stories of ...
A left-hander is a right-hander backwards. Nine times out of ten his straight right will beat your left jab. If you lead your right to a right-hander, he'll beat you to the punch with his left; but you can lead your right to a left-hander, because his left ...
Robert E. Howard, Paul Herman, 2004
8
Autodrome: The Lost Race Circuits of Europe
The exit of Couard led into a right-hander which switched back to the left at the 3km (1.864 mile) post. As the car exited the left-hander here, the road simply dropped, the steep downhill gradient would leave any racer's stomach behind; ...
Sam S. Collins, 2005
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Quantum Pythagoreans
In front of the mirror, both the left-hander and the right-hander can see each other's thumbs point in the same direction and that becomes the up. The left- hander is talking about the left-handed screw while the right-hander is talking about the ...
Mike Ivsin, 2006
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Handbook of Neuropsychological Assessment: A Biopsychosocial ...
Because of more diffuse representation of function in the brain, a lefthander may not show as severe a deficit from cerebral insult as a right-hander unless the damage is extensive. Because functions are more likely to be bilaterally represented ...
Antonio E. Puente, Robert J. McCaffrey, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIGHT-HANDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term right-hander is used in the context of the following news items.
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Braves lose right-hander Williams Perez due to foot contusion
Williams Perez has been a pleasant surprise since joining the Braves' rotation last month, but he was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday due to a left ... «NBCSports.com, Jun 15»
2
C. Johnson gets a 3B start against a right-hander
He got a start Friday against Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom, his second start against the Mets ace in a week. Johnson was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts against ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jun 15»
3
Mets designate right-hander Dillon Gee for assignment
Mets designate right-hander Dillon Gee for assignment. ESPN. Adam Rubin. Monday, June 15, 2015. NEW YORK -- The New York Metsdesignated right-hander ... «WABC-TV, Jun 15»
4
Rays place right-hander Jake Odorizzi on the disabled list
Tampa Bay hasn't officially placed Jake Odorizzi on the disabled list yet, but pitching coach Jim Hickey said today on MLB Network Radio that the right-hander is ... «NBCSports.com, Jun 15»
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Now pitching for the Oakland Athletics: Right-hander — and left …
Only one pitcher has thrown with both his right and left arms in a major league baseball game since 1894. And that man — Greg A. Harris — did it just once, ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
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Orioles place right-hander Bud Norris on disabled list, recall right
The Orioles have placed right-hander Bud Norris on the 15-day disabled list with bronchitis and have called up right-hander Tyler Wilson from Triple-A Norfolk. «Baltimore Sun, May 15»
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A's right-hander Tyler Clippard closes strong at Pebble Beach
And the White Sox lineup against A's right-hander Jesse Hahn: CF Eaton. LF Cabrera. 1B Abreu. DH LaRoche. RF Garcia. 3B Gillaspie. SS Ramirez. C Soto. «Sacramento Bee, May 15»
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Dodgers right-hander Brandon Beachy ahead of lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu …
LOS ANGELES – If the Dodgers are going to get reinforcements for their depleted starting rotation from within, it is more likely to be right-hander Brandon ... «OCRegister, May 15»
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Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma likely out until late June “at …
Hisashi Iwakuma's rehab for a strained lat muscle has been shut down for at least 10-14 days after the Mariners right-hander felt soreness while playing catch ... «NBCSports.com, May 15»
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Cubs sign right-hander Felipe Paulino
Oft-injured right-hander Felipe Paulino, who spent most of last season on the White Sox's disabled list after signing a $1.75 million deal, has signed a ... «NBCSports.com, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Right-Hander [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/right-hander>. May 2024 ».
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