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# lefty

«lefty» in Mova's school dictionary: **a left-handed person** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a lefty, lefties); adjective (lefty)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) A lefty is a left-handed person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lefty/#m1)

2) (informal, politics) A lefty is a person with left-wing political views; sometimes said as a mild insult. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lefty/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday and sport: a lefty pitcher in baseball, a lefty tennis player; about 1 in 10 people are left-handed. In politics talk, «lefty» can be teasing or rude.

### examples

- My sister is a lefty and writes with her left hand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lefty/#x1)
- The team needs a lefty pitcher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lefty/#x2)
- Lefties sometimes need special scissors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lefty/#x3)
- Uncle Pete called the reporter a lefty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lefty/#x4)
- About one in ten people are lefties. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lefty/#x5)
- She is a lefty tennis player with a strong serve. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lefty/#x6)

### note

Plural: lefties. Also spelled «leftie» (UK). Informal. Myth: left-handed people are not unlucky or less clever.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «lefty» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lefty/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.