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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Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Allen Weisselberg, his longtime chief financial officer and right-hand man, called up his son Jack, who worked at finance firm Ladder Capital.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
But the silver revolver that Coy believed Hill was holding in his right hand, according to his testimony, turned out to be a set of silver keys.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
As for Ming himself, Dwight hands his right-hand man Tyson the tomahawk he was given at Jimmy’s funeral service, and Tyson buries it in the Chinese-American ganglord’s skull.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Allen Weisselberg, his longtime chief financial officer and right-hand man, called up his son Jack, who worked at finance firm Ladder Capital.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
Police in the affidavit said video surveillance from the high school shows the man driving north on South Tracy Street and reaching in the center console of his Tahoe with his right hand, then moving his arm across his body out of the driver’s window.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
But the silver revolver that Coy believed Hill was holding in his right hand, according to his testimony, turned out to be a set of silver keys.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Right-hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right-hand. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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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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