right-hander

right-hander
/ruyt"han"deuhr, -han'-/, n.
1. a person who is right-handed, esp. a baseball pitcher who throws with the right hand.
2. Informal.
a. a slap or punch delivered with the right hand.
b. a throw or toss, as in basketball, made with the right hand.
[1855-60]

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