dexter C2 Topic:Culture & History US /ˈdɛks.tɚ/ UK /ˈdɛks.tə/ See IPA manual Freq #6889 Meanings 1 adj heraldry: on or toward the bearer's right side of a shield, which appears on the viewer's left The blazon placed a gold bend in the dexter base of the shield. 2 noun the right-hand side of a heraldic shield, building, diagram, or other object The lion occupied the dexter while the tower stood on the sinister. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · heraldry: on or toward the... right-hand 2 noun · the right-hand side of a... right side ↔ Opposites sinisterleft-hand Word family Derived forms dextraldexterity Related forms sinisterdexterous Etymology A learned borrowing from Latin dexter, 'right' or 'on the right side.' Heraldry preserves this spatial meaning: dexter is the shield bearer's right, opposite sinister. Topics Culture & History External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dexter **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdɛks.tɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɛks.tə/ **Frequency rank:** 6889 ## Meanings 1. heraldry: on or toward the bearer's right side of a shield, which appears on the viewer's left 2. the right-hand side of a heraldic shield, building, diagram, or other object ## Examples - The blazon placed a gold bend in the dexter base of the shield. - The lion occupied the dexter while the tower stood on the sinister. ## Synonyms - right-hand - right side ## Antonyms - sinister - left-hand ## Derived Forms - dextral - dexterity ## Related Forms - sinister - dexterous ## Etymology A learned borrowing from Latin dexter, 'right' or 'on the right side.' Heraldry preserves this spatial meaning: dexter is the shield bearer's right, opposite sinister. ## Topics - Culture & History markdown