winger

noun

wing·​er ˈwiŋ-ər How to pronounce winger (audio)
: a player (as in soccer or ice hockey) in a wing position

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Advertisement Instead of searching the transfer market for one of Messi’s contemporaries, the Galaxy targeted a couple of youthful wingers in 26-year-old Joseph Paintsil of Ghana and 23-year-old Gabriel Pec of Brazil. Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024 Calvin Harris: The English winger’s jump in 2024, to the tune of career highs in goals (4) and assists (3), earned him a chance to compete for a coveted starting-winger spot in 2025. Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2024 At the turn of the week, however, the club confirmed an injury to the left winger which MARCA reported will keep him out of action for up to a month. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 In the second half, after Hutchinson had scored the equaliser, Amorim sent on Luke Shaw with a mission to man-mark the Ipswich winger, which at one stage continued even over to the opposite flank. Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for winger 

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of winger was in 1896

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“Winger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winger. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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