ambidexter
Definition of ambidexter
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1a : one that takes bribes or fees from both sides b archaic : one that practices duplicity
2 obsolete : one that uses both hands with equal facility
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Origin and Etymology of ambidexter
in sense 1, from Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from ambidexter, adjective, from Late Latin, skillful with both hands; in sense 2, from Late Latin, from ambidexter, adjective
First Known Use: 1598
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Origin and Etymology of ambidexter
Medieval Latin & Late Latin; Medieval Latin, double-dealing, from Late Latin, skillful with both hands (translation of Greek amphoterodexios), from ambi- + dexter on the right, skillful — more at dexter
First Known Use: 1613
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