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

The head of Zelenskyy's presidential office, Yermak is the president’s powerful right-hand man and had been leading the negotiations with the United States to end the war with Russia. —Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 28 Nov. 2025

The incident almost ends without them getting noticed, but one of the military guys, Sullivan’s right-hand man, Akers, stops to take a piss on the wall and discovers a knife Hopper accidentally left behind. —Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025

Noun

What’s more, Jayden Dawson, who played just four minutes Monday, was unavailable Tuesday with a right hand injury that will keep him from playing in Wednesday’s third and final game in Vegas. —Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025

Again, assign a point person for all communications so the left hand knows what the right hand is doing. —Kaitlyn Keegan, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025

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