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SOUTHPAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does southpaw mean?
• SOUTHPAW (noun)
The noun SOUTHPAW has 2 senses:
1. a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
2. a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
Familiarity information: SOUTHPAW used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
left-handed pitcher; left-hander; left hander; lefthander; lefty; southpaw
Hypernyms ("southpaw" is a kind of...):
hurler; pitcher; twirler ((baseball) the person who does the pitching)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
left-hander; lefty; southpaw
Context example:
their pitcher was a southpaw
Hypernyms ("southpaw" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
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