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

Clement might appear an unlikely right-hand man for Ancelotti. —Oliver Kay, New York Times, 14 June 2026

The California Highway Patrol's Auburn office said the truck was on the right-hand shoulder when crews were working to extinguish the flames. —Richard Ramos, CBS News, 10 June 2026

Noun

In humans, the right side of our brain guides our left hand, while the left side controls the right hand. —Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 June 2026

Bennet remembers in the 2024 Open Division championship game when Llamas, playing third base, flew in to field a ball barely tapped down the line, fielded the ball with her glove hand and without transferring to her right hand, flipped the ball to the catcher for an out. —Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 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