right-hand

1 of 2

adjective

ˈrīt-ˌhand 

1

: situated on the right

2

: right-handed

3

: chiefly relied on

his right-hand man

right hand

2 of 2

noun

1

a

: the hand on a person's right side

b

: an indispensable person

2

a

: the right side

b

: a place of honor

Examples of right-hand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Luis Palma stepped up to take it, and Wickens got down low to his right-hand side to keep it out, only for the save to be scratched off as Ross County players encroached into the box. —Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 4 May 2026

DePodesta, now the Rockies’ president of baseball operations, was the right-hand man to Oakland general manager Billy Beane. —Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 2 May 2026

Noun

Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt injured the pinkie finger on his right hand on the play, left the game and did not return. —CBS News, 5 May 2026

As usual, Sánchez Bezos completed her look with eye-catching jewelry, including long drop diamond earrings by Lorraine Schwartz and a famous wedding ring on her right hand. —Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 4 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for right-hand

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Kids Definition

right-hand

adjective

ˈrīt-ˌhand

1

: located on the right

2

: right-handed sense 1

3

: relied on most of all

right-hand man

Medical Definition

right-hand

1 of 2 adjective

ˈrīt-ˌhand 

1

: situated on the right

2

: right-handed

right hand

2 of 2 noun

1

: the hand on a person's right side

2

: the right side