plural lefties
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: an advocate of leftism
lefty adjective

Examples of lefty in a Sentence

Our starting pitcher is a lefty.
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Ohtani had one hit and struck out nine times in 18 at-bats, with 16 of his 20 plate appearances coming against lefties. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 Toronto's Anthony Santander popped up a 1-0 fastball from Yankees lefty Carlos Rodón straight back into the seats behind home plate in the top of the second inning. David K. Li, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025 But according to both Boone and Fried, the lefty was only ever going to face one batter in that top of the seventh. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025 With his 23rd homer against a left-handed pitcher this season, Schwarber set a major league record for homers by a lefty against southpaws in a single season. Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lefty

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 18 Oct. 2025.

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