winger

noun

wing·​er ˈwiŋ-ər 

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

Examples of winger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At 24, the Brazilian winger has had stops in Portugal and Greece since leaving his native country of Brazil and his childhood club Flamengo in 2024. — Pj Green august 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026

Former winger Paul Anderson played with Wood at Ipswich — and can see Delap following a similar path. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for winger

• bringer
• clinger
• dinger
• inger
• ringer
• slinger
• springer
• stinger
• stringer
• wringer