Noun: leftie left-ee
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- A person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
"their pitcher was a leftie";
- left-hander, lefty [informal], southpaw [informal]
- A baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
"The leftie's curveball was nearly unhittable";
- left-handed pitcher, left-hander, lefthander, lefty [informal], southpaw [informal]
- A person who belongs to the political left
"As a leftie, she strongly supported social welfare programs";
- collectivist, leftist, left-winger, lefty [informal]
Usage: informal
- Believing in or supporting tenets of the political left
"Gitlow was a leftie Socialist who rejected the idea of capturing power";
- leftist, left-of-center [US], left-wing, left-of-centre [Brit, Cdn], lefty [informal]
Derived forms: lefties
See also: left
Type of: actor, doer, hurler [N. Amer, informal], pitcher, socialist, twirler, worker
Encyclopedia: Leftie