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)

Someone who is left-footed.
(sports) A player who predominantly kicks with the left foot.
(sports) A goal kicked with the left foot.
(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