left-hander vs right-handed

left-hander

noun
  • One who is left-handed. 

  • A bend or turn to the left; a left-hand corner. 

  • A blow struck with the left hand. 

right-handed

noun
  • Right-handed people, taken as a whole. 

adj
  • Intended to be worn on, or used by, the right hand. 

  • Of a particle for which the direction of its spin is the same as the direction of its motion. 

  • Of a coordinate system: following the right-hand rule. 

  • Turning or spiralling from left to right; clockwise. 

  • Using their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, their left. 

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