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

Of these teams, only Real Madrid, PSV and Sporting CP are playing in this season’s tournament (the figures in the right-hand column exclude the upcoming campaign). —Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025

Travis' right-hand man and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes wed his high school sweetheart, Brittany Mahomes (née Matthews), in a romantic Hawaiian wedding on March 12, 2022. —Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Noun

Casillas recommends using your right hand to press out the cream and praline paste, with your left hand’s index finger to guide. —Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025

Witnesses pointed officers to Brown, who was standing on the light rail platform with a cut to his right hand. —Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025

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

Rhymes for right-hand

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

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