forehander
English
noun
Definitions
- (racquet sports) A shot played forehand.
- (surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell facing the wave ("on their forehand") rather than with the wave behind them ("on their backhand").
- (sailing) The crew member in charge of managing the foresail.
Etymology
Suffix from English forehand.
Origin
English
forehand
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Cognates and derived terms
- forehand English
- forehanded English
- hand English
- forhend Serbo-Croatian