: 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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Over the past decade, the 33-year-old has gone from an AHL-NHL tweener to someone who looked like a career backup to a starter on one of the best regular-season teams in NHL history.
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Peter Baugh, New York Times, 7 May 2026
What will help at combine: Moore is a tweener who lacks length or burst as a pass rusher, which means his NFL future could be at outside linebacker.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 20 Feb. 2026
For Denver’s Icelantic, this season is a tweener.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Fritz’s attempts at tweeners were awkward compared to the feather hands of his opponent.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Peter Baugh, New York Times, 7 May 2026
What will help at combine: Moore is a tweener who lacks length or burst as a pass rusher, which means his NFL future could be at outside linebacker.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 20 Feb. 2026
For Denver’s Icelantic, this season is a tweener.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Fritz’s attempts at tweeners were awkward compared to the feather hands of his opponent.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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“Tweener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweener. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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