What does ambidexter mean?

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Wiktionary

  1. ambidexternoun

    Someone who is ambidextrous.

  2. ambidexternoun

    A lawyer who takes fees from both plaintiff and defendant, or that goes snacks with both parties in gaming.

  3. ambidexternoun

    Someone who is two-faced; a double-dealer.

  4. Etymology: From ambidexter, from ambi- + dexter.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. AMBIDEXTERnoun

    Etymology: Lat.

    Rodiginus, undertaking to give a reason of ambidexters, and left-handed men, deliverth a third opinion. Thomas Browne, Vul. Err.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ambidexteradjective

    using both hands with equal ease

  2. Ambidexternoun

    a person who uses both hands with equal facility

  3. Ambidexternoun

    a double-dealer; one equally ready to act on either side in party disputes

  4. Ambidexternoun

    a juror who takes money from both parties for giving his verdict

  5. Etymology: [LL., fr. L. ambo both + dexter right, dextra (sc. manus) the right hand.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Ambidexter

    am-bi-deks′tėr, adj. and n. able to use both hands with equal facility: double-dealing, or a double-dealer.—n. Ambi′dexter′ity, superior cleverness or adaptability.—adj. Ambidex′trous. [L. ambo, both, dexter, right hand.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ambidexter in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ambidexter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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