left-footer

English

Etymology

(Roman Catholic): Said to allude to the practice of Irish farm labourers of digging with their left foot on one-eared spades such as loys and slanes that were designed to be operated in that way.

Noun

left-footer (plural left-footers)

1. Someone who is left-footed.
2. (sports) A player who predominantly kicks with the left foot.
3. (sports) A goal kicked with the left foot.
4. (UK, Ireland, Australia, colloquial, derogatory) A Roman Catholic, especially one of Irish descent.

   Synonym: left hooker

   • 2011, Elena Forbes, Die with Me, →ISBN, page 382:

     Jones shook his head knowingly. "I forgot you're a left-footer. Catholic by name, catholic by nature."

Antonyms

• right-footer