southpaw

• Nom désignant une personne gauchère, en particulier un lanceur de baseball qui lance de la main gauche, ou un boxeur qui combat de la main gauche.

A noun referring to a person who is left-handed, especially a baseball pitcher who throws with the left hand.

1. Left-handed pitcherB2informalamericansport

   A baseball pitcher who throws the ball with their left hand.

   Lanceur gaucher

   • The team's southpaw struck out three batters in a row.
   • He is one of the best southpaws in the league.
   • The manager brought in a southpaw to face the left-handed hitter.

   Synonymesleft-handerlefty

2. Left-handed personB2informal

   A person who is naturally more skilled with their left hand than their right.

   Gaucher

   • My brother is a southpaw, so he writes with his left hand.
   • The artist, a southpaw, painted with incredible precision.
   • Being a southpaw in boxing can be an advantage.

   Synonymesleft-handerleftysinistral

   Antonymesright-hander