single-hander

noun

sin·​gle-hand·​er ˌsiŋ-gəl-ˈhan-dər 

: a person who sails single-handed

Examples of single-hander in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those who do play with a single-hander, like Tsitsipas, Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti or Austria’s Lilli Tagger inspire a kind of fascination as to why anyone would go down a path that has become so unusual and supposedly counterproductive. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for single-hander

• coriander
• oleander
• salamander
• brander
• candor
• dander
• gander
• grander
• hander
• laender
• lander
• pander