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    LEFTY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left handplay

    Synonyms:

    left-handed pitcher; left-hander; left hander; lefthander; lefty; southpaw

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("lefty" is a kind of...):

    hurler; pitcher; twirler ((baseball) the person who does the pitching)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the rightplay

    Example:

    their pitcher was a southpaw

    Synonyms:

    left-hander; lefty; southpaw

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("lefty" is a kind of...):

    individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

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