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 service The resort staff are freshly plucked from some of the best luxury Maldives resorts and global Ritz-Carlton properties, and greet each passing guest with an endearing right-hand-on-the-heart gesture and a nod. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026

Ultimately, Ali shoots and kills Alamo after his right-hand man, Bishop (Darrell Britt-Gibson), turns on him and secretly removes the bullets from Alamo’s gun. —Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 June 2026

Noun

Shohei Ohtani, the Dodgers’ starting pitcher Wednesday, was also pulled from the Dodgers’ blowout win Tuesday after he was hit on the right hand by a changeup. —Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani was hit on the right hand by a pitch and left the game early. —Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 27 May 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