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

Now the onus is on Alonso’s side to transfer that form back to the domestic front, with rumors of a rift between the Spaniard and star winger Vinicius Jr hardly helping matters. —Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025

Mascherano benched the Uruguayan legend in favor of Silvetti, a rising winger whose play has allowed Messi to play a false nine role. —Tom Bogert, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2025

Heaps then turned his attention to Anders Dreyer, a 27-year-old Danish winger who caught his eye playing for Anderlecht of Belgium’s Juliper League. —Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025

The Sharks traded Blackwood, forward Givani Smith, and a 2027 fifth-round pick to the Avalanche last December for goalie Alexandar Georgiev, winger Nikolai Kovalenko, a conditional 2025 fifth-round pick, and a second-rounder in 2026. —Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for winger

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