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Noun: leftie  left-ee
Usage: informal
  1. A person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
    "their pitcher was a leftie";
    - left-hander, lefty [informal], southpaw [informal]
     
  2. 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]
     
  3. A person who belongs to the political left
    "As a leftie, she strongly supported social welfare programs";
    - collectivist, leftist, left-winger, lefty [informal]
Adjective: leftie  left-ee
Usage: informal
  1. 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