plural lefties
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: an advocate of leftism
lefty adjective

Examples of lefty in a Sentence

Our starting pitcher is a lefty.
Recent Examples on the Web Brewers manager Pat Murphy pulled struggling starter Freddy Peralta and brought in lefty reliever Hoby Milner to face the left-handed hitting Hilliard. Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024 The Orioles traded the No. 5 prospect in their loaded farm system for a lefty starter who has a 4.92 ERA over his last 230 innings. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024 But the rookie popped out against lefty Andrew Nardi, who then struck out David Peralta. Kevin Acee, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024 Only one thing left for the rookie lefty to do after Webb tossed one shutout and Snell one-upped him with a no-hitter. Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lefty 

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Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of lefty was in 1886

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Cite this Entry

“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lefty. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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