right-hand

1 of 2

adjective

ˈrīt-ˌhand 

1

: situated on the right

2

: right-handed

3

: chiefly relied on

his right-hand man

right hand

2 of 2

noun

1

a

: the hand on a person's right side

b

: an indispensable person

2

a

: the right side

b

: a place of honor

Examples of right-hand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

As for Ming himself, Dwight hands his right-hand man Tyson the tomahawk he was given at Jimmy’s funeral service, and Tyson buries it in the Chinese-American ganglord’s skull. —Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024

Allen Weisselberg, his longtime chief financial officer and right-hand man, called up his son Jack, who worked at finance firm Ladder Capital. —Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024

Noun

Police in the affidavit said video surveillance from the high school shows the man driving north on South Tracy Street and reaching in the center console of his Tahoe with his right hand, then moving his arm across his body out of the driver’s window. —Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024

But the silver revolver that Coy believed Hill was holding in his right hand, according to his testimony, turned out to be a set of silver keys. —Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

right-hand

adjective

ˈrīt-ˌhand

1

: located on the right

2

: right-handed sense 1

3

: relied on most of all

right-hand man

Medical Definition

right-hand

1 of 2 adjective

ˈrīt-ˌhand 

1

: situated on the right

2

: right-handed

right hand

2 of 2 noun

1

: the hand on a person's right side

2

: the right side