: a player (as in soccer or ice hockey) in a wing position
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Atlanta keeper Lucas Hoyos passed the ball right to San Jose left winger Jamar Ricketts, and Ricketts crossed the ball in to Judd for a tap-in header.—Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026 Crichton had earlier played in winger Jacob Kiraz for Canterbury's second try after Jacob Preston had opened the scoring for Canterbury.—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026 The fact that both are used to operating in congested areas to progress the ball gives them an edge over more traditional touchline wingers such as Garnacho and Gittens.—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026 Acquired two days before the Olympic break in a trade with the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Liam Greentree and draft picks, the 34-year-old Russian winger showed promising signs for a team near the bottom of the league in beating opposing goaltenders.—Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for winger