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

That sits high atop the reasons Lee tabbed Skeeter as his right-hand man. —Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026

Even young right-hand shots Ian Moore and Drew Helleson have contributed. —Eric Stephens, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026

Noun

Holding his phone in his right hand during Wednesday’s press conference after a 120-113 Warriors win over the Milwaukee Bucks, Green read off, rapid-fire, a number of recent texts from his mother, Mary Babers. —Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026

The officer who emerged from the driver's side of the Nissan Titan puts his left hand on the bottom of the Honda Pilot's driver-side front window and his right hand on the door handle, appearing to try to open the door. —Chris Looft, ABC News, 8 Jan. 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