1. A person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
   "their pitcher was a lefty";
   - left-hander, southpaw [informal], leftie [informal]
    
2. A baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
   "The lefty's curveball was nearly unhittable";
   - left-handed pitcher, left-hander, lefthander, southpaw [informal], leftie [informal]
    
3. A person who belongs to the political left
   "As a lefty, she strongly supported social welfare programs";
   - collectivist, leftist, left-winger, leftie [informal]

1. Believing in or supporting tenets of the political left
   "Gitlow was a lefty Socialist who rejected the idea of capturing power";
   - leftist, left-of-center [US], left-wing, left-of-centre [Brit, Cdn], leftie [informal]

See also: left

Type of: actor, doer, hurler [N. Amer, informal], pitcher, socialist, twirler, worker

Encyclopedia: Lefty