Ambidexter \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.
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Ambidexter \Am`bi*dex"ter\, n.
   1. A person who uses both hands with equal facility.
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   2. Hence: A double-dealer; one equally ready to act on either
      side in party disputes.
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            The rest are hypocrites, ambidexters, so many
            turning pictures -- a lion on one side, a lamb on
            the other.                            --Burton.
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   3. (Law) A juror who takes money from both parties for giving
      his verdict. --Cowell.
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AMBIDEXTER. It is intended by this Latin word, to designate one who plays on
both sides; in a legal sense it is taken for a juror or embraceor who takes
money from the parties for giving his verdict. This is seldom or never done
in the United States.