forehander
nounEtymology From forehand + -er.
1
Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Racquet sports, Sports A shot played forehand.
2
Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports, Surfing A surfer who approaches a swell facing the wave ("on their forehand") rather than with the wave behind them ("on their backhand").
- The morning brought an increased swell; long, perfect, down-the-line, 6-8' freight trains — a forehander's dream and a backhanders nightmare1990, Surfer - Volume 31, Issues 7-12:
- Then he heard the wailing cry of the forehander as the crowd manned the braces.1940, Roland Barker, Jonah's Ark, page 59:
- I had not been below ten minutes when I heard Mr. Hughes shouting orders; then there came the cries of the forehander, and the creaking of brace blocks, as the yards were trimmed once more.1959, Tusitala, page 56: