southpaw
/ˈsaʊθˌpɔ/
noun
- A left-handed person, especially a left-handed pitcher in baseball.
- As a southpaw, she had an advantage in boxing because most opponents were used to fighting right-handers.
- The team's best southpaw struck out three batters in a row.
- The coach was looking for a reliable southpaw to start the championship game.
- A left-handed person in general.
- The artist was a southpaw and held his brush in his left hand.
- My brother is a southpaw, so he uses scissors with his left hand.
- Being a southpaw in a right-handed world can be tricky with some tools.
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adjective
- Left-handed.
- His southpaw stance in boxing made him hard to defend against.
- The southpaw pitcher threw a fastball that surprised the batter.
- She bought a special southpaw guitar because she plays left-handed.