Dexter may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* Dexter, the main character of the American animated series ''

Dexter's Laboratory ''Dexter's Laboratory'' is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. It follows Dexter, a short, enthusiastic boy-genius with a h ...

'' that aired from 1996 to 2003 * Dexter, a fictional character in the British web series ''Diary of a Bad Man'' * Dexter, the Pokédex in Kanto and Johto in the ''Pokémon'' anime; See Gameplay of ''Pokémon'' * Dexter Morgan, the protagonist of the ''Dexter'' entertainment franchise ** ''Dexter'' (comics), a 2013 Marvel Comics limited series comic book based on the Dexter Morgan novels ** ''Dexter'' (TV series) (2006–2013), an American television drama series loosely based on the series of novels by Jeff Lindsay *** "Dexter" (''Dexter'' episode), the eponymous series pilot and first episode *** '' Dexter: Music from the Showtime Original Series'', a soundtrack album ** '' Dexter: New Blood'', a revival miniseries set 10 years after the original TV series

Businesses

* Dexter Air Taxi, a Russian air taxi service * Dexter Construction, a Canadian construction and environmental services company

People

* Dexter (name), a surname and a given name (including a list of people) * Dexter (singer), Brazilian rapper Marcos Fernandes de Omena (born 1973) *

Famous Dex Dexter Tiewon Gore Jr. (born September 6, 1993), better known by his stage name Famous Dex, is an American rapper and singer. His 2018 debut album '' Dex Meets Dexter'' peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' 200, while its singles " Pick It U ...

, also known as Dexter, American rapper Dexter Tiewon Gore Jr. (born 1993)

Places

United States

* Dexter, Georgia, a town *

Dexter, Illinois Dexter is an unincorporated community in Effingham County, in the U.S. state of Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East s ...

, an unincorporated community *

Dexter, Indiana Dexter is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. ...

, an unincorporated community * Dexter, Iowa, a city *

Dexter Township, Cowley County, Kansas Dexter Township is a township in Cowley County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 506. Geography Dexter Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Dexter Dexter may refer to: Arts and entertain ...

Dexter, Kansas Dexter is a city in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 224. History The first post office at Dexter was established in July, 1870. Dexter was platted in 1875. Dexter is named for a tro ...

, a city *

Dexter, Kentucky Dexter is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Calloway County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states ...

, an unincorporated community * Dexter, Maine, a town ** Dexter (CDP), Maine, a census-designated place ** Dexter Regional Airport * Dexter Township, Michigan * Dexter, Michigan, a city (unassociated with the township, though nearby) * Dexter Township, Mower County, Minnesota ** Dexter, Minnesota, a city * Dexter, Missouri, a city * Dexter, New Mexico, a town * Dexter, New York, a village ** Dexter Marsh * Dexter City, Ohio, a village * Dexter, Oregon, an unincorporated community in Lane County * Dexter State Recreation Site, Lane County, Oregon, a state park * Dexter Reservoir, also known as Dexter Lake, near Dexter, Oregon * Dexter, Wisconsin, a town * Dexter (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in the town of Friendship

Canada

* Dexter, a community in

Central Elgin Central Elgin is a township located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada in Elgin County on Lake Erie. It is part of the London census metropolitan area. History Central Elgin was formed in 1998 through the amalgamation of the Township of Yarmo ...

, Ontario

Schools in the United States

* Dexter High School (Michigan), Dexter, Michigan * Dexter Regional High School, Dexter, Maine * Dexter School, a private boys' school in Brookline, Massachusetts

Science and technology

* dexter, an instance of psychometric software * Dexter (malware), a computer virus * Dexter (robot), a dynamically balancing bipedal humanoid robot research project by Anybots * Dexter Award, presented by the American Chemical Society from 1956 until 2001 * Dexter National Fish Hatchery & Technology Center, Dexter, New Mexico, United States

Ships

* USCGC ''Dexter'', United States Coast Guard ships * USRC ''Dexter'', United States Revenue Cutter Service ships

Structures

* Dexter Building, Chicago, Illinois, United States * Dexter Cabin, Leadville, Colorado, United States *

Dexter House (disambiguation) Dexter House may refer to: * David Dexter House, Claremont, New Hampshire * Edward Dexter House, Providence, Rhode Island * Jeremiah Dexter House, Providence, Rhode Island * Dexter House (Houston, Texas), listed on the National Register of Historic ...

Other uses

* Dexter, Latin for the direction "

right Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical th ...

" ** Dexter, in dexter and sinister, a heraldic term referring to the right of the bearer of the arms (to the left for a viewer) ** Dexter hand, right-

handedness In human biology, handedness is an individual's preferential use of one hand, known as the dominant hand, due to it being stronger, faster or more dextrous. The other hand, comparatively often the weaker, less dextrous or simply less subjec ...

* Dexter cattle, a breed of cattle