: a player (as in soccer or ice hockey) in a wing position
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He was rammed in overtime by Preds left winger Filip Forsberg, who proceeded to fly the puck behind Spencer Knight (30 saves) for the game-winning goal.—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026 Ryan Taylor arrived from Wigan Athletic at the end of that window as part of a swap deal with French winger Charles N’Zogbia.—Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026 Shortly after Garnet Hathaway knocked down Sharks center and leading scorer Macklin Celebrini with a hard but clean check to the left of the Sharks’ net early in the third period, Ferraro went after the pesky Philadelphia Flyers winger, taking him to the ice in a brief altercation in a tie game.—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026 The Carolina winger beat Woll to the glove side.—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for winger