Take the tour ×  The term southpaw comes to mind for describing
a predominantly left-handed person. Is there a similar term for
a right-handed person?  Aside from the obvious right-handed and
left-handed, or the more archaic dexter and sinister, is there a
term for one's dominant hand?  share|improve this question You
won't necessarily find a term that's equivalent to southpaw
that's as common or on the same register. That's because being
right-handed is considered the default, unmarked condition, and
as such doesn't need to be explicitly named. Left-handedness,
being the marked condition, will usually develop a specific
word. –  Avner Shahar-Kashtan Aug 3 '12 at 8:40 Um, northpaw? – 
Graham Borland Aug 3 '12 at 9:24 add comment  3 Answers  up vote
5 down vote accepted  For dominant hand, the only word I can
think of which is synonymous in context is preferred.  Right-
handedness: The word adroit is defined to mean dexterous, deft
or skillful. As the OP has noted, dexter is Latin for "on the
right". Digging a