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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dex•ter (dek′stər),USA pronunciation adj. - on the right side;
right. - noting the side of a heraldic shield that is to the right of one who bears it (opposed to sinister).
- Latin: right, favorable; akin to Gothic taihswa, Old Irish dess, Greek dexiós, Lithuanian dé ŝinas, Sanskrit dakṣina
- 1555–65
Also, Dex•ter-Ker•ry (dek′stər ker′ē).USA pronunciation one of a breed of small, hardy, usually black dual-purpose cattle, derived from the Kerry breed of Ireland.- a male given name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dexter /ˈdɛkstə/ adj - archaic of or located on the right side
- (usually postpositive) of, on, or starting from the right side of a shield from the bearer's point of view and therefore on the spectator's left
Compare sinisterEtymology: 16th Century: from Latin; compare Greek dexios on the right hand Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Dexter /ˈdɛkstə/ n - John. 1925–90, British actor and theatre director
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