winger

noun

wing·​er ˈwiŋ-ər How to pronounce winger (audio)
: a player (as in soccer or ice hockey) in a wing position

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Mathieu Olivier had a first-period fight with Tampa Bay’s 6-foot-9 right winger Curtis Douglas. Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 Brazil winger Estevao was the match-winner for Enzo Maresca at home to Liverpool just before the international break and will hope to have another major impact here. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025 An illustrious winger and striker for the USWNT since her debut in 2013, Press finishes her national team career with 155 appearances and 64 goals, good for ninth all-time. Matt Marshall, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025 Graf had been the third line right wing for the Sharks’ first two games, but with Misa on that line, Ty Dellandrea was moved to the right side, with left winger Philipp Kurashev moving from the first line to the third. Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for winger

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of winger was in 1896

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“Winger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winger. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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