winger

noun wing·er \ ˈwiŋ-ər \

Updated on: 22 May 2018

Definition of winger

: a player (as in soccer or ice hockey) in a wing position

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Recent Examples of winger from the Web

The 19-year-old winger has signed a five-year contract with the Bundesliga side and follows in the footsteps of international teammates Reece Oxford, Jadon Sancho and Ademola Lookman by making the move to Germany.

— SI.com, "Borussia Mönchengladbach Confirm Signing of Exciting Young Tottenham Star Keanan Bennetts," 18 May 2018
Patrik Laine, a 20-year-old winger, was drafted second overall two years ago and is one of the league’s best young players.

— larry lage, The Seattle Times, "The Jets built Cup contender by drafting, developing talent," 13 May 2018
The Bavarian giants later announced that 17-year-old winger Franck Evina has signed a senior contract until 2021, just a fortnight after making his Bundesliga debut.

— afp, chicagotribune.com, "Robben, Rafinha sign one-year extensions with Bayern," 11 May 2018
The Flyers also announced that two of their players — left winger Michael Raffl (Austria) and defenseman Radko Gudas (Czech Republic) — will compete in the IIHF World Championships in Denmark.

— sam carchidi, Philly.com, "Flyers sign winger David Kase to entry-level deal," 4 May 2018
The 28-year-old Ghanaian winger Asante played last year with TP Mazembe, a Congolese soccer club.

— jorge ramos, azcentral, "Phoenix Rising FC's offense sparked by two offseason additions," 3 May 2018
Moments earlier, Russell, a 28-year-old Scottish winger, had two-hand shoved one of the more intimidating presences in MLS, all 5-foot-10 of him chest to chest with 6-foot-5 Vancouver defender Kendall Waston.

— sam mcdowell, kansascity, "Johnny Russell wanted to quit soccer two years ago. He’s thriving with Sporting KC. | The Kansas City Star," 27 Apr. 2018
In 2011, Daniel, a slick left winger, led the league with 104 points, and won the Ted Lindsay Award, the Most Valuable Player Award voted by the N.H.L. Players’ Association.

— lucas aykroyd, New York Times, "One Last Time in Vancouver: Henrik Sedin to Daniel Sedin for a Goal," 6 Apr. 2018
Benfica’s 21-year-old winger Andrija Zivkovic is being monitored by the club, according to the Daily Mirror, but United are also interested in the Serbian.

— tom roddy, Newsweek, "Premier League Transfer News: Rivals Target Manchester United Star, Arsenal Seek Serbian Starlet," 19 Mar. 2018

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