northpaw

N1O1R1T1H4P3A1W4

noun

A right-handed person.

Opposite
southpaw
Scrabble 16
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounnorthpaw (plural northpaws)

plural northpaws

  1. informalA right-handed person.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
southpaw
Also see
righty

Origin

From north + paw.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

northpaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northpaw

MLA

“northpaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northpaw. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “northpaw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northpaw.

Source: northpaw on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.