southpaw
/ˈsaʊθpɔː/noun
उच्चारण साउथ्पॉ
बाएँ हाथ का खिलाड़ी
Advanced wordPYP · asked 1 time
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
- 1
[C] informal
a person who prefers to use their left hand rather than their right, especially in a sport such as boxing
बाएँ हाथ का खिलाड़ी
- The boxer is a southpaw.
- The southpaw bowler troubled the batters with his swing.
- As a southpaw, he finds ordinary scissors awkward to use.
+ 2 more examples
- The southpaw pitcher confused the batters with his angles.
- She is a southpaw and writes with her left hand.
Synonyms left-hander left-handed person lefty
Opposite right-hander
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
left-hander left-handed person lefty
Antonyms
right-hander
AaSpelling
south·paw
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked often: a person who uses the left hand more is left-handed or a southpaw; the right hand right-handed; both hands equally ambidextrous.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: बाएँ हाथ का अधिक उपयोग करने वाला left-handed या southpaw; दाएँ हाथ का right-handed; दोनों हाथ समान रूप से ambidextrous (सव्यसाची)।
General knowledge
13 August is International Left-Handers Day.
13 अगस्त अंतर्राष्ट्रीय बाएँ हाथ दिवस है।
Cricket: a left-handed batsman is often called a 'southpaw' in commentary.
क्रिकेट में बाएँ हाथ के बल्लेबाज़ को कमेंट्री में प्रायः 'southpaw' कहा जाता है।