southpaw
/ˈsaʊθpɔː/noun
1- a left-handed boxer who leads with the right hand左撇子拳击手。
1.1
- Baseball a left-handed pitcher【棒球】左手投手。
1.2
- informal, chiefly US a left-hander in any sphere〈非正式, 主美〉左撇子。
词源
mid 19th cent. (denoting the left hand or a punch with the left hand)： the usage in baseball is from the orientation of the diamond to the same points of the compass, causing the pitcher to have his left hand on the south side of his body.