ambidexter

noun

Save Word

am·bi·dex·ter | \ ¦ambə¦dekstə(r), ¦aam- \

plural -s

Definition of ambidexter

(Entry 1 of 2)

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

ambidexter

adjective

\ " \

Definition of ambidexter (Entry 2 of 2)

archaic

: ambidextrous

History and Etymology for ambidexter

Noun

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

Adjective

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