Dexter

UK: /ˈdɛkstə/ US: (dek′stər)

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Dexter / ˈdɛkstə/ noun

1. John. 1925–90, British actor and theatre director

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dex•ter  (dek′stər), adj. 

1. on the right side;
   right.
2. 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

Dex•ter  (dek′stər), n. 

Also, Dex•ter-Ker•ry  (dek′stər ker′ē). one of a breed of small, hardy, usually black dual-purpose cattle, derived from the Kerry breed of Ireland.
1. a male given name.

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dexter / ˈdɛkstə/ adjective

1. of or located on the right side
2. (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