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 helicopter made a right-hand turn to avoid the Beechcraft. —Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026

The vice president has always been a key member — the president’s right-hand man and a key member of the president’s national security team. —Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026

Noun

Forward Evan Rodrigues, one of the few mainstays to take the ice Thursday, played just one shift and 49 seconds before exiting with a broken finger on his right hand in the Panthers’ eventual 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild at Amerant Bank Arena. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026

Flagg, 19, emerged from this night with his NBA rookie-leading 10th game of at least 20-5-5, a bloodied jersey and heavily wrapped right hand due to a hard final-minute fall -- and much respect for Murray and especially Jokic. —Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026

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