plural lefties
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: an advocate of leftism
lefty adjective

Examples of lefty in a Sentence

Our starting pitcher is a lefty.
Recent Examples on the Web The lefty didn’t touch his cutter over the course of 95 pitches. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 July 2024 Canning, meanwhile, has seen roughly the same amount of righty and lefty hitters and 10 of his 17 home runs have come against lefties. David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024 The 6-foot-3, 210-pound lefty from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, has been busy this summer. Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 9 July 2024 The Brewers brought in side-arming lefty Hoby Milner to face Freeman, who was 2 for 12 in his career against the specialist. Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 8 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for lefty 

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Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of lefty was in 1886

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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lefty. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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