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wing·er | \ ˈwiŋ-ər 
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\Definition of winger
: a player (as in soccer or ice hockey) in a wing position
Examples of winger in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web For Canadian players such as Washington Capitals winger Tom Wilson, who grew up in Toronto, the absence of a live audience will be an adjustment.
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Washington Post, "In Canada, hockey’s return is a partial sign of normalcy during precarious times," 31 July 2020 The 18-year-old is a smooth-skating left winger out of Rimouski Oceanic in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League who packed 35 goals and 77 assists into 52 games.
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Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, "The Detroit Red Wings need the No. 1 pick more than any other team. Here's why," 26 June 2020 Aleksandar Katai was released by the LA Galaxy after a series of alarming social media posts by the Serbian winger’s wife, Tea.
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Staff And News Services, SFChronicle.com, "‘Today we say no more’: Jaguars players march to sheriff’s office," 5 June 2020 Both clubs confirmed on Friday that the winger has completed the $68.3m (£54.8m) move to the Bavarian club and has signed a five-year contract until June 30, 2025.
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Ben Morse, CNN, "Liverpool title-winning celebrations dampened after thrashing from Manchester City," 3 July 2020 Most notably, winger Tobin Heath opted out of the Challenge Cup, with sources telling The Oregonian/OregonLive a month ago that Heath had raised concerns internally about playing in the tournament as the pandemic continues.
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oregonlive, "New-look Thorns ready to (finally) get started: ‘We are so grateful we have a chance to play in a game this weekend’," 26 June 2020 Veleno could also fit as a winger, and Michael Rasmussen, the team’s first-round pick from 2017, could slot into the third-line center spot.
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Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, "What Detroit Red Wings could do with third overall pick: NHL draft lottery countdown," 23 June 2020 Sharks winger Evander Kane, along with six other current and former NHL players have founded the Hockey Diversity Alliance.
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Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, "Athletes using their unique positions to amplify calls for change, justice," 13 June 2020 The Leafs drafted the 5-foot-10, 192-pound winger at No. 125 in 2015.
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Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Red Wings might have found a hit in Dmytro Timashov. Here's why," 11 June 2020
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The first known use of winger was in 1896
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