Southpaw meaning

What does “southpaw” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“southpaw” is a noun with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand.

southpaw

noun

  1. a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand

  2. a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right

    “their pitcher was a southpaw”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University