southpaw

Meanings

Plural: southpaws

Noun

• a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
• a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
  • "their pitcher was a southpaw"
• One who is left-handed, especially in sports.
• A left-handed pitcher.
• One who is left-handed, especially in sports.
• A boxer who leads with the right hand and guards with the left.

Synonyms

left hander, left-handed pitcher, left-hander, lefthander, lefty

Antonyms

northpaw, right-hander