portsider

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English

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Etymology

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portside +‎ -er

Noun

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portsider (plural portsiders)

  1. (sports) A left-handed pitcher, boxer, hockey player, etc.; a southpaw.
    • 2003, Stan Fischler, Shirley Fischler, Who's who in Hockey:
      Then came Henderson, already a high-scoring portsider in the NHL for a decade, with Detroit and then Toronto.
    • 2012, Steve Wellings, Irish Boxing Review, page 188:
      It would seem that a healthy stint of sparring with Manny Pacquiao, in readiness for the southpaw elusiveness of McCloskey, had still left Khan ill-equipped to conclusively deal with the plucky portsider.
    • 2014, Lowell L. Blaisdell, Carl Hubbell: A Biography of the Screwball King, page 46:
      The Giants' portsider pitched a beautiful game, going into the Dodgers' ninth with a 2–1 lead.

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