forehander
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A surfer who approaches a swell facing the wave ("on their forehand") rather than with the wave behind them ("on their backhand").
noun
The crew member in charge of managing the foresail.
Example Sentences
- "The morning brought an increased swell; long, perfect, down-the-line, 6-8' freight trains — a forehander's dream and a backhanders nightmare"
- "Then he heard the wailing cry of the forehander as the crowd manned the braces."
- "I had not been below ten minutes when I heard Mr. Hughes shouting orders; then there came the cries of the forehander, and the creaking of brace blocks, as the yards were trimmed once more."
Etymology
From forehand + -er.