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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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 2 Feb. 2025
Charged alongside him is Michael McClain, a former lobbyist who was Madigan’s right-hand man.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
The incident saw Martin thrown from his motorcycle, resulting in fractures to his right hand and left foot.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
While he’s always stationed in the shadows at the side of the stage with his longtime right-hand Stacy Carr, this year the pair were on the stage for the entire event, which each artist walking over to pay homage and be photographed after their performance.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 2 Feb. 2025
Charged alongside him is Michael McClain, a former lobbyist who was Madigan’s right-hand man.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
In the early 1500s, an unknown wealthy patron is said to have commissioned Leonardo da Vinci to produce the Salvator Mundi, a striking ecclesiastical masterpiece in which Jesus is shown blessing humanity with his right hand while holding an orb representing the Earth in his left.
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
The incident saw Martin thrown from his motorcycle, resulting in fractures to his right hand and left foot.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Right-hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right-hand. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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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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