adj pertaining to, or situated on, the right hand; right, as opposed to sinister, or left.
2. dexter ·adj on the right-hand side of a shield, ·i.e., towards the right hand of its wearer. to a spectator in front, as in a pictorial representation, this would be the left side.
3. dexter ·add. ·noun one of a breed of small hardy cattle originating from the kerry breed of ireland, valuable both for beef and milk. they are usually chiefly black, sometimes red, and somewhat resemble a small shorthorn in build. called also dexter kerry.