"ambidexter" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Dutch]

IPA: /ˌɑm.biˈdɛk.stər/ Audio: Nl-ambidexter.ogg Forms: meer ambidexter [comparative], meest ambidexter [superlative]
Etymology: Ultimately from Latin ambidexter. Etymology templates: {{der|nl|la|ambidexter}} Latin ambidexter Head templates: {{nl-adj|pred}} ambidexter (used only predicatively, comparative meer ambidexter, superlative meest ambidexter)
  1. ambidexter Tags: predicative
    Sense id: en-ambidexter-nl-adj-eXVWJvqW Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ambɪˈdɛkstə/ [UK]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin ambidexter, from Latin ambi- + dexter. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|ambidexter}} Medieval Latin ambidexter, {{der|en|la|ambi-}} Latin ambi-, {{m|la|dexter}} dexter Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ambidexter (not comparable)
  1. Ambidextrous. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: ambidexterity Related terms: ambidextrous
    Sense id: en-ambidexter-en-adj-NBv5FHDF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ambodexter (english: obsolete form)

Noun [English]

IPA: /ambɪˈdɛkstə/ [UK] Forms: ambidexters [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin ambidexter, from Latin ambi- + dexter. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|ambidexter}} Medieval Latin ambidexter, {{der|en|la|ambi-}} Latin ambi-, {{m|la|dexter}} dexter Head templates: {{en-noun}} ambidexter (plural ambidexters)
  1. Someone who is ambidextrous. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-ambidexter-en-noun-1l2Grvtm Disambiguation of People: 0 22 39 39
  2. (archaic) A lawyer who takes fees from both plaintiff and defendant. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-ambidexter-en-noun-4lXvWB8B Disambiguation of People: 0 22 39 39 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 7 42 47
  3. (by extension) Someone who is two-faced; a double-dealer, such as a cheat or a crook. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-ambidexter-en-noun-ko8kilRO Disambiguation of People: 0 22 39 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 36 55 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 7 42 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ambodexter (english: obsolete form)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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