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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Florida is still playing with a lineup without several key players — most notably captain Aleksander Barkov and star winger Matthew Tkachuk — but the team has appeared to turn the corner. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025 Libby said that Mainers, and about 80% of the public at large, do not support boys playing girls' sports, but that a small percentage of radical left-wingers continue to push the issue. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025 Villarreal’s ex-Arsenal forward Nicolas Pepe has been omitted too, but former Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha, now with Charlotte in MLS, has been called up for the first time in two years. Jay Harris, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025 In this moment, left-wingers increasingly seem to have realized that the answer to modern trolls surfing debate formats to virality isn’t dissociation and containment but to get in the ring and fight back. Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 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 25 Dec. 2025.

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