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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Last season, the Mets permitted Winker just four plate appearances against lefties. Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025 Righties were 5-for-15 in the game off Hart and lefties were 0-for-3. Shortstop Dansby Swanson (1-for-1, RBI) is the only Cub with big-league history with Hart. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025 Catcher Tyler Heineman took a leadoff double off Peterson before the lefty retired the Nos. 9 and 1 hitters. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025 Musk’s alliance with the far right has torched Tesla’s brand in the eyes of what used to be the carmaker’s base: upwardly mobile eco-conscious lefties from the coasts. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 3 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 18 Apr. 2025.

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