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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In adding Crochet to their pitching staff, the North Siders would pair him with two other lefties (Imanaga and Steele) at the top of the rotation. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 Meanwhile, Las Vegas’ team strengths are just the opposite; their women (Wang and Castillo) have driven the train this year while their lefty/righty male combo of Hovenier and Hewett have struggled. Todd Boss, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 The lefty has averaged 26 home runs per 162 games over the last three seasons. David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024 Hunter Gaddis, Cade Smith and lefty Tim Herrin have been outstanding in setting-up Clase. Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 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 26 Nov. 2024.

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