plural lefties
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: an advocate of leftism
lefty adjective

Examples of lefty in a Sentence

Our starting pitcher is a lefty.
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Castellanos took consecutive changeups from Marlins lefty Anthony Veneziano for balls. Matt Gelb, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025 The lefty slugger struggled in his first trip to the Majors last spring, getting sent down to the minors for more seasoning. Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2025 Mike Yastrzemski continued to stay hot as well, driving in three runs and hitting a two-run homer off left-hander Tanner Banks, his first homer off a lefty since his walk-off against the San Diego Padres’ Ray Kerr on June 19, 2023. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025 Right-hander Zach Harris replaced lefty Alton Davis to face Wehiwa Aloy. Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lefty

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of lefty was in 1886

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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lefty. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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