"forehander" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: forehanders [plural]
Etymology: From forehand + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|forehand|er}} forehand + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} forehander (plural forehanders)
  1. (racquet sports) A shot played forehand. Translations (shot played forehand): Vorhandschlag [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-forehander-en-noun-97DP9hei Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, racquet-sports, sports Disambiguation of 'shot played forehand': 84 9 6
  2. (surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell facing the wave ("on their forehand") rather than with the wave behind them ("on their backhand"). Categories (topical): Surfing
    Sense id: en-forehander-en-noun-2TPr-Ljp Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing
  3. (sailing) The crew member in charge of managing the foresail. Categories (topical): Sailing
    Sense id: en-forehander-en-noun-YiGdnIi2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 17 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 28 18 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 14 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 12 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 13 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 17 53 Topics: nautical, sailing, transport

Inflected forms

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