: a player who has some but not all of the necessary characteristics for each of two or more positions (as in football or basketball)
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The draft appears to be full of tackle-guard tweeners, and the measurements for players such as LSU’s Will Campbell and Texas’ Kelvin Banks Jr. also will be noteworthy.
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Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Behind the scenes, the Marlies have been floored by Steeves’ positivity at a time when many ‘tweeners would veer towards negativity.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Peterson and Boozer have a kinship in being tweeners who are good enough to do everything at their position(s) but don’t have that anomalous upside, which makes Dybantsa and Ament so enticing.
—Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Aryna Sabalenka, reigning Australian Open champion, wowed the crowd with a tweener while practicing with Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova.
—Lukas Weese, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
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Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Behind the scenes, the Marlies have been floored by Steeves’ positivity at a time when many ‘tweeners would veer towards negativity.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Peterson and Boozer have a kinship in being tweeners who are good enough to do everything at their position(s) but don’t have that anomalous upside, which makes Dybantsa and Ament so enticing.
—Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Aryna Sabalenka, reigning Australian Open champion, wowed the crowd with a tweener while practicing with Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova.
—Lukas Weese, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for tweener
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“Tweener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweener. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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