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tweener

tweener

9.9
A performer who is neither clearly a hero nor a villain in a wrestling show
  • noun
  • /ˈtwiːnər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : tweener
  • Her tweener role allowed her to switch between helping heroes and villains in the storyline.

Examples

  • Many fans enjoy the unpredictability of a tweener character in wrestling matches.

  • The new wrestler was introduced as a tweener, making it hard for fans to choose sides.

  • The wrestler is a true tweener.

  • Many fans appreciate a tweener character.

  • The new wrestler was introduced as a tweener, making it hard for fans to choose sides.

  • Her tweener role allowed her to navigate the storyline by helping both heroes and villains.

  • Many fans enjoy the excitement that a tweener character brings to wrestling matches.

Synonyms

wrestler
vstweener
110 1.6

A person who fights by trying to throw or hold an opponent on the ground

focuses on being neither clear hero nor villain during performance

Antonyms

villain
272 3.3

A person who does very bad things, often the main bad character in a story

hero
159 1.4

The main character in a play, film, or book that the audience follows

How Heroic

hero
∞ 1.1
antihero
  • Literature
3 7.2
tweener
  • Jargon
9.9
villain
272 3.3

Surface Forms

tweener singular
tweeners plural

Morphology

tweener = (transparent) = between + er

Nominal derivation from 'between' indicating a person occupying an intermediate position between two roles; meaning is directly inferable. [Postprocessing: moved 'between' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Tweener comes from between (short tween) plus the ending -er, meaning someone 'in the middle'. In wrestling, a tweener is a performer who is 'between' a hero and a villain, so fans find it hard to pick a side.