Dexter is a Latin adjective meaning "on the right hand side, skillful, fortunate, favorable, proper, fitting". It is sometimes given as a first name. The term may also refer to any of the following:

* Dexter in dexter and sinister, a heraldry term referring to the right of the bearer of the arms, and to the left by the viewers eyes * Dexter cattle, a breed of cattle * Dextromethorphan, a drug used in cough medicine * Dexter School, a private boys school in Brookline, Massachusetts * Dexter-Russell, the largest US manufacturer of professional cutlery

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