shooting guard

noun

: a guard in basketball whose chief role is as an outside shooter

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Podziemski will likely start at shooting guard, but the fifth starter is still up in the air. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025 Moses Moody and De'Anthony Melton might also have a shot at the starting shooting guard gig, as could Friday's starter, Will Richard. Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025 Presumed starting shooting guard Jaden Ivey had arthroscopic surgery Thursday to relieve discomfort in his right knee and will be sidelined for at least a month. Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Christie said Clifford could get minutes at point guard, shooting guard and small forward. Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shooting guard

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First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shooting guard was in 1914

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“Shooting guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting%20guard. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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