Portsider

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A left-handed pitcher, boxer, hockey player, etc.; a southpaw.

    "Then came Henderson, already a high-scoring portsider in the NHL for a decade, with Detroit and then Toronto."

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"Then came Henderson, already a high-scoring portsider in the NHL for a decade, with Detroit and then Toronto."

Etymology

From portside + -er.

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