Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

righthander

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: righthander
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A right-handed person

Example Sentences

"The big righthander got out of that jam, coaxing Vernon Wells into a soft lineout to third and Adam Lind into a flyball out."

Etymology

From right hand + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: right hand

Inflected Forms

righthanders (plural)

Synonyms

right-hander right hander

Questions

What does righthander mean?: A right-handed person
Where does righthander come from?: From right hand + -er.

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