Definition of Ambidixter
Am"bi*dex"ter (&?;), a. [LL., fr. L.
ambo both + dexter right, dextra (sc. manus)
the right hand.] Using both hands with equal ease.
Smollett.
Am`bi*dex"ter, n. 1. A
person who uses both hands with equal facility.
2. Hence: A double-dealer; one equally ready to act
on either side in party disputes.
The rest are hypocrites, ambidexters, so many turning
pictures -- a lion on one side, a lamb on the other.
Burton.
3. (Law) A juror who takes money from both
parties for giving his verdict. Cowell.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
AMBIDEXTER. A lawyer who takes fees from both plaintiff
and defendant, or that goes snacks with both parties
in gaming.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- (vulgar) A lawyer who takes fees from both plaintiff and defendant, or that goes snacks with both parties in gaming. (1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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