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

There's also the addition of the new C button to the right-hand Joy-Con 2, which brings up the GameChat communications menu. —Matt Kamen, Wired News, 20 July 2025

Now, Kate Middleton’s longtime right-hand woman, Natasha Archer, who just departed Kensington Palace to set up her own private consultancy firm, might have just given a hint as to what the relationship between Middleton and Markle is. —Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 18 July 2025

Noun

Officers saw red marks on her neck, elbow and wrist, plus other marks on her right hand from another incident. —Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025

The record is 187 for the right hand and 182 for the left hand. —Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 12 July 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