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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(sports) A left-handed pitcher, boxer, hockey player, etc.; a southpaw..
Then came Henderson, already a high-scoring portsider in the NHL for a decade, with Detroit and then Toronto.
It would seem that a healthy stint of sparring with Manny Pacquiao, in readiness for the southpaw elusiveness of McCloskey, had still left Khan ill-equipped to conclusively deal with the plucky portsider.
The Giants' portsider pitched a beautiful game, going into the Dodgers' ninth with a 2–1 lead.
Use portsider when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Portsider means (sports) A left-handed pitcher, boxer, hockey player, etc.; a southpaw..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Then came Henderson, already a high-scoring portsider in the NHL for a decade, with Detroit and then Toronto.
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