Definitions for Dexter

Dexter dex·ter

Spelling: [dek-ster]
IPA: /ˈdɛk stər/

Dexter is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 67 anagrams from letters in Dexter (deertx).

Definitions for Dexter

noun

  1. Also, Dexter-Kerry [dek-ster-ker-ee] /ˈdɛk stərˈkɛr i/ (Show IPA). one of a breed of small, hardy, usually black dual-purpose cattle, derived from the Kerry breed of Ireland.
  2. a male given name.

adjective

  1. on the right side; right.
  2. noting the side of a heraldic shield that is to the right of one who bears it (opposed to sinister).

Origin of Dexter

1555-65; Latin: right, favorable; akin to Gothic taihswa, Old Irish dess, Greek dexiós, Lithuanian dẽšinas, Sanskrit dakṣina

Examples for Dexter

And was not dexter himself, in the new neighborhood as in the old?

It was the first step in my dexter detox—to play a guy who killed someone without meaning to do it.

Did playing such a demented character like dexter for so long mess with your head?

Courtney—When you proposed to Miss dexter did you get down on your knees?

Well, the only way dexter could have been tied up in a bow was if the last episode would have been the last episode of Season 4.

Like responsible sentinels, dexter and Jessie stood at their post.

This, but for his choice and hers, might have served as an emblem of dexter.

People who have only seen you in Six Feet Under and dexter are going to be very surprised to see you as Hedwig.

dexter married Jessie the day before he opened his flag-shop.

By dexter Filkins, The New Yorker The White House wants the Kurds to help save Iraq from ISIS.

Word Value for Dexter
Scrable

14

Words with friends

14

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