Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One who is right-handed.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who is right-handed; one who uses the right-hand more skilfully than the left.
  • noun A blow with the right hand.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who is right-handed

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a person who uses the right hand more skillfully than the left
  • noun (baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand

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Examples

  • PHOENIX - Arizona Manager Kirk Gibson calls the right-hander Josh Collmenter a "Ferris wheel" for his unorthodox over-the-top delivery.

    NYT > Home Page By TOM SPOUSTA 2011

  • The right-hander struck out 630 and walked 392 in 589 1-3 innings, and threw 38 wild pitches.

    Former MLB Reliever Dies AP 2011

  • Mid 5, 2:32: Nyjer Morgan reached base for the third straight time, drawing a two-out walk off Mets right-hander Taylor Buchholz, then stealing second base.

    Live blog: Nationals at Mets, Port St. Lucie, Fla. 2011

  • Trebon drove his Kona Major Jake up the broken asphalt into a roller-coaster descent and loose right-hander before the start hill, but could not close on his rival.

    Jeremy Powers outduels Ryan Trebon in day 2 of Cincinnati UCI3 Cyclocross Festival 2010

  • Kimball, 25, is one of the more intriguing pitchers in camp -- a hard-throwing, late-blooming right-hander who throws in the upper 90s and is just impressive in the way he carries himself like a veteran.

    Cole Kimball on the rise 2011

  • The right-hander struck out 630 and walked 392 in 589 1-3 innings, and threw 38 wild pitches.

    Former MLB Reliever Dies AP 2011

  • The $60 million right-hander was fortuitously spotted on the Yellow Line on Thursday night by Metro spokeswoman/serious baseball fanatic Lisa Farbstein, who promptly took a photo (hmmm, new ad campaign?).

    Hey, isn't that...?: Derek Lowe; Max Baucus; David Keith The Reliable Source 2010

  • He'd rather discuss the talent he sees in Cyclones right-hander Eduardo Aldama, who is expected to start Friday against the Staten Island Yankees, than the talent he was in the '80s.

    Clout for the Cyclones Amara Grautski 2011

  • (Soundbite of radio program) Unidentified Announcer: The right-hander for the Giants throws.

    A Giants Fan's Decades-Long Devotion 2010

  • The veteran right-hander signed a one-year, minor-league deal with the Mets in 2009.

    Hernandez Returns to Haunt the Mets Brian Costa 2011

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