noun
- a left-handed person, especially a left-handed boxer or baseball pitcher
Usage: informal
Examples
- The southpaw pitcher struck out three batters in a row.
- As a southpaw, she had an advantage in boxing matches.
- The coach was looking for a good southpaw to round out the team.
- Being a southpaw made writing in spiral notebooks difficult for him.
- The southpaw’s curveball was nearly impossible to hit.
- Most scissors are designed for right-handed people, not southpaws.