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