left-hander
noun
left-hand·er
ˈleft-ˈhan-dər 
ˈlef-ˈtan-
: a left-handed person
especially
: a pitcher who throws with the left hand
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Nine of the turns at Coronado are in the neighborhood of 90 degrees, with two, tight 90-degree left-handers within a quarter-mile of the start-finish line.
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Before that, American surfer Claude Graves and his wife Petra set their sights on a rugged 1.5-mile stretch of sand with pristine barrels and the perfect left-hander called Occy’s Left.
—Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
The Phillies and Brewers lined up their pitching specifically to attack Ohtani, who has faced 20 left-handers in 30 plate appearances against the two teams.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the Yankees were trying to get after Red Sox rookie left-hander Connelly Early, a 23-year-old who thrived in four regular-season starts.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Before that, American surfer Claude Graves and his wife Petra set their sights on a rugged 1.5-mile stretch of sand with pristine barrels and the perfect left-hander called Occy’s Left.
—Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
The Phillies and Brewers lined up their pitching specifically to attack Ohtani, who has faced 20 left-handers in 30 plate appearances against the two teams.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the Yankees were trying to get after Red Sox rookie left-hander Connelly Early, a 23-year-old who thrived in four regular-season starts.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Left-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left-hander. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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