right-hander

noun

right-hand·​er ˈrīt-ˈhan-dər 

1

: a blow struck with the right hand

2

: a right-handed person

especially : a right-handed pitcher

Examples of right-hander in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meantime, right-hander Nick Pivetta (flexor) threw a bullpen on Sunday and will resume a minor league rehab assignment on Tuesday with low Single-A Lake Elsinore at Rancho Cucamonga. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

The Seattle right-hander got ahead in the count 1-2, but Happ kept his hands tucked on a down-and-in splitter to blast it off the right-field foul pole for his 22nd home run of the season. — CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Another veteran right-hander, pending free agent Nick Pivetta, is uncertain to return this season after suffering a flexor strain in April and a recent setback in his rehab. — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

The right-hander allowed four runs on eight hits with three strikeouts and one walk in 2 2/3 innings. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for right-hander

• bystander
• commander
• expander
• highlander
• leander
• meander
• philander
• brander
• candor
• dander
• gander
• grander