# left-footer

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Someone who is left-footed.
2. A player who predominantly kicks with the left foot.
3. A goal kicked with the left foot.
4. A Roman Catholic, especially one of Irish descent.

## Etymology
(Roman Catholic): Said to allude to the practice of Irish farm labourers of digging with their left foot on one-eared spades such as loys and slanes that were designed to be operated in that way.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/left-footer