1
a
: the hand on a person's right side
b
: an indispensable person
2
a
: the right side
b
: a place of honor
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Harold Holzer, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
Mulier cut his teeth at Simons’s own label, before serving as his right-hand across several creative director appointments, including Jil Sander (2005-2012) and Christian Dior (2012-2015).
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2026
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Diabate put his head down to butt up against Duren’s forehead after the two slowly crept toward each other and Duren took his right hand and swiped at Diabate.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Our own Metropolitan Museum displays a copy of that swollen right-hand — cast in bronze for Saint-Gaudens in the 1880s.
—Harold Holzer, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
Mulier cut his teeth at Simons’s own label, before serving as his right-hand across several creative director appointments, including Jil Sander (2005-2012) and Christian Dior (2012-2015).
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
Well, Schneider, holding a red Solo cup in his right hand, decided the podium in front of the entire city, with Walker over his left shoulder, was the best place to start negotiations on a new deal.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Diabate put his head down to butt up against Duren’s forehead after the two slowly crept toward each other and Duren took his right hand and swiped at Diabate.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Right-hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right-hand. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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right-hand
1 of 2 adjective1
: situated on the right
2
right hand
2 of 2 noun1
: the hand on a person's right side
2
: the right side
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