southpaw

Noun
Synonyms: left-handed pitcherleft-handerleft handerlefthanderlefty

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left handSynonyms: left-handed pitcherleft-handerleft handerlefthanderlefty
  2. a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right“their pitcher was a southpaw”Synonyms: left-handerlefty
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Southpaw \South"paw`\, a. (Baseball) Using the left hand in pitching; said of a pitcher. [Cant] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Southpaw \South"paw`\, n. A pitcher who pitches with the left hand. [Cant] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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