right-hander

1. 1.

   (baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand

   Synonymsright-handed pitcher

   Broaderpitcher

   baseball

2. 2.

   a person who uses the right hand more skillfully than the left

   Synonymsright handerrighthander

   Broaderperson

Questions about right-hander

What does right-hander mean?

right-hander means "(baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in right-hander?

right-hander has 3 syllables: righ-t-han-der. The stress falls on "righ".

What is another word for right-hander?

Close synonyms include right-handed pitcher, right hander, righthander. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is right-hander a common word?

right-hander is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.