different between forehanded vs forehander

English

Etymology

From forehand +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /f???hand?d/

Adjective

forehanded (comparative more forehanded, superlative most forehanded)

1. (now US) Looking to the future; displaying foresight; prudent.
   • 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 88:

     ‘I dun'no' whether it air night or no,’ she said [...]. ‘I mought be too forehanded a-gittin' supper fur aught I kin tell.’
2. (obsolete, US) Wealthy.
3. (not comparable) Executed with a forehand stroke.
4. Direct, straightforward, sincere.
5. (obsolete) Paid or executed in advance.
6. (obsolete) Pertaining to the forequarters of a horse.

Adverb

forehanded (comparative more forehanded, superlative most forehanded)

1. With a forehand stroke.

English

Etymology

forehand +? -er

Noun

forehander (plural forehanders)

1. (racquet sports) A shot played forehand.
2. (surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell facing the wave ("on their forehand") rather than with the wave behind them ("on their backhand").
3. (sailing) The crew member in charge of managing the foresail.

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