Dictionary Definition
dexter adj : on or starting from the wearer's
left
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From dexter < < (Pokorny, Watkins, 1969; et al.)Adjective
dexter- right
- The right side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the left side to the viewer.
Latin
Etymology
Cognates include Ancient Greek sc=polytonic and Sanskrit दक्षिण.Inflection
Antonyms
Derived terms
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Related terms
Descendants
- English: ,
- French: ,
- Ido:
- Italian: ,
- Portuguese:
- Sicilian:
- Spanish: ,
Extensive Definition
Dexter may refer to any of the following:
- the right side
- Dexter (airline), a Russian air taxi company
- Dexter cattle, a breed of cattle
- Dexter, a heraldry term referring to the right of the bearer of the arms, and to the left by the viewer's eyes
- Dextromethorphan, cough medicine
- Dexter School, a private boys school in Brookline, Massachusetts.
- Dextre, the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) or Canada hand
People
- Colin Dexter, a British author
- Samuel Dexter, a late 18th and early 19th century American politician.
- Ted Dexter, Sussex and English Test cricketer.
- Dexter Fletcher, a British actor
- Dexter Gordon, jazz tenor saxophonist
- Dexter Holland, lead singer of The Offspring
- Dexter Blackstock English soccer player
Entertainment
- Dexter
Morgan, a character created by Jeff
Lindsay who is a criminal and crime analyst
- The book series:
- Darkly Dreaming Dexter, a 2004 book
- Dearly Devoted Dexter (2005)
- Dexter in the Dark (2007)
- Dexter by Design (2008)
- Dexter (TV series) (2006–), based on the books
- The book series:
- Dexter's
Laboratory, an animated television series (1996–1999,
2001–2003)
- Dexter (Dexter's Laboratory), title character of the above series
- Dexter (film), a 2002 film
- Dexter (robot), a match-making robot in the 1980s Network Ten smash-hit game show, Perfect Match
- Dexter (Video Game Character)
Locations in the United States
- Dexter, Arkansas
- Dexter, Georgia
- Dexter, Illinois
- Dexter, Indiana
- Dexter, Iowa
- Dexter, Kansas
- Dexter, Kentucky
- Dexter, Maine
- Dexter, Michigan
- Dexter, Minnesota
- Dexter, Mississippi
- Dexter, Missouri
- Dexter, Nevada
- Dexter, New Mexico
- Dexter, New York
- Dexter, North Carolina
- Dexter City, Ohio
- Dexter, Oregon
- Dexter, Pennsylvania
- Dexter, Texas
- Dexter, Wisconsin
- Dexter Township, Michigan
- Dexter Township, Minnesota
See also
- Dextre - the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, a component of the International Space Station.
dexter in Catalan: Dexter
dexter in German: Dexter
dexter in French: Dexter
dexter in Ido: Dexter
dexter in Dutch: Dexter
dexter in Japanese: デクスター
dexter in Norwegian: Dexter
dexter in Polish: Dexter
dexter in Portuguese: Dexter
dexter in Swedish: Dexter
dexter in Volapük: Dexter
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
astarboard, auspicious, benign, bright, clockwise, conservative, dextrad, dextral, dextrally, dextrocardial, dextrocerebral, dextrocular, dextrogyrate, dextrogyratory, dextropedal, dextrorotary, dextrorse, fortunate, off, on the right, propitious, reactionary, right, right-hand, right-wing,
right-wingish, rightward, rightwardly, rightwards, starboard, to the right,
white